Asia

Taiwanese Man Dies Fighting in Ukraine War
War in Ukraine
Taiwanese Man Dies Fighting in Ukraine War
A Taiwanese man who volunteered to fight in Ukraine has died on the battlefield, Taipei’s foreign ministry said, believed to be the first person from the island killed in the conflict. The ministry sa
By AFP
Nov. 6, 2022
Refusing to be Putin’s Cannon Fodder: Tajiks Resisting Kremlin’s Manipulation EXCLUSIVE
War in Ukraine
Refusing to be Putin’s Cannon Fodder: Tajiks Resisting Kremlin’s Manipulation
Residents of Russia’s Central Asia territory, and specifically Tajiks, who hail from neighbouring Tajikistan, have been recruited at rates far higher than ethnic Russians for Putin’s war in Ukraine. K
By Liubov Skichko
Nov. 5, 2022
Xi Cements Control Over China, but Huge Challenges Await in Third Term – Analysis
China
Xi Cements Control Over China, but Huge Challenges Await in Third Term – Analysis
Xi Jinping has secured near total control over China’s Communist Party but experts warn his unchecked power is a huge risk, with a debt-ridden economy and a US rivalry also presenting major challenges
By AFP
Oct. 23, 2022
Xi Secures Historic Third Term as China’s Leader
Russia
Xi Secures Historic Third Term as China’s Leader
Xi Jinping secured a historic third term as China’s leader on Sunday Oct. 22 and filled his inner circle with close allies, achieving after a decade in power complete dominance over the ruling Communi
By AFP
Oct. 23, 2022
India’s Modi tells Putin: This is ‘not the era for war’
War in Ukraine
India’s Modi tells Putin: This is ‘not the era for war’
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin hit yet another diplomatic setback at the hands of a supposed friend Friday, Sep. 16, when India’s leader openly criticized his war on Ukraine as harking from another
By Bohdan Nahaylo
Sep. 17, 2022