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When President Park Geun-hye last month announced a plan to send medical personnel to the Ebola-hit countries of West Africa, many officials here were unsure …

Evidence from recent election cycles suggests Republicans have some distance to go in winning minority support in major elections. But there was at least some …

President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo should act firmly and now to stop the hugely wasteful spending of taxpayers’ money and reallocate the estimated $30 …

Cleaner air and bluer sky can be expected for the capital and its adjacent areas during the week when the APEC meetings are held. But it is the outcome of …

The fatwa issued by the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (MAIS) and gazetted on July 31 declaring any person or group “professing liberalism or religious …

After decades of isolation Myanmar has flung its doors open to the world to reveal a country overflowing with enormous opportunities. Unlike its neighbors, it …

The brewing currency war between South Korea and Japan in the wake of Tokyo’s decision to increase monetary stimulus may add to the strain already put on …

Given that the 21 members of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum account for some 54 percent of global GDP and about 44 percent of world trade, the …

Low borrowing costs and eased regulations on home-backed lending have caused domestic mortgage loans to soar in recent months. The outstanding home-backed …

The question of the day is, What difference will it make now Republicans have taken the Senate? The backdrop is a highly polarized political environment. …