Move aside Tokyo, the world has a new largest city

With an estimated population of nearly 42 million residents, Indonesian capital Jakarta soared from 33rd place to surpass ...

Death toll climbs in Southeast Asia as heavy rains cause floods and landslides

Heavy rains have caused deadly flooding and landslides in Southeast Asia. On Monday, officials reported one more death in ...

What is the world's largest city? It just changed, UN says.

The last time the U.N. released its "World Urbanization Prospects" report was in 2018, when Tokyo was the world's most ...

Asia’s Pragmatic Approach: Delivering A Balanced Energy Transition

The global energy transition stands at a critical point. Around the world, ...
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Azerbaijan's Entry Turns Central Asia's C5 Into a Geopolitical Heavyweight

The move deepens energy and infrastructure cooperation, but introduces geopolitical risks tied to Iran, Israel, and Ankara's ...

Global demand for rare earths is wreaking havoc on one of Asia’s mightiest river systems

Global demand for rare earth minerals is driving the toxic pollution of some of Asia’s most important rivers, threatening the health and livelihoods of tens of millions of people.
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Russia says it's thinking of putting missiles in Asia if the US keeps deploying weapons systems there

The region has primarily been a hotbed for US-China tensions, but a Russian deputy foreign minister now says Moscow is ...

A Volcano in Ethiopia Spews Ash Into Asia, Disrupting Flights

The ash cloud drifted over northern India, causing some flight delays and cancellations, and continued toward China.
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Trump turned nuclear weapons world upside down during high-stakes Asia trip

But President Donald Trump ’s back-to-back announcements about nuclear testing and nuclear submarines on Oct. 29 during his ...