List of Asia articles
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A man and his family walk past closed vegetable stalls. The Coronavirus Could Topple Governments Around the World
The coronavirus pandemic might not disrupt politics in wealthy Western democracies, but it is likely to unleash political instability—and even regime change—in developing countries already suffering from an economic crisis.
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5G-explained-post-preview-image 5G Explained – Part Three
In the final installment, FP Analytics lays out the inherent security risks associated with 5G’s role in the digitization of the global economy and breaks down the critical issues for which companies and individuals need to prepare.
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Afghan Border Police officers guard an outpost in Nahr-e-Saraj, an oft-contested district in southern Helmand province, Afghanistan, on Nov 20, 2019. Waiting for Peace on the Front Lines
As political divisions hold up talks with the Taliban, Afghan forces are paying the price.
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From left: Chinese President Xi Jinping; He Lifeng, the chairman of China's National Development and Reform Commission; Italian Labor and Industry Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio; and Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte attend a signing ceremony following their meeting at Villa Madama in Rome on March 23, 2019. China Isn’t Helping Italy. It’s Waging Information Warfare.
The populist Five Star Movement has become China’s chief enabler as Beijing spreads disinformation about the origins of the coronavirus while sending aid shipments to EU countries where it seeks influence.
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Doctors in New York test hospital staff with flu-like symptoms for COVID-19. The U.S. Government Must Prepare Now for the Next Pandemic
Trump botched the coronavirus response. The United States cannot make the same mistake again.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a virtual meeting with regional officials. Beware of Bad Samaritans
China and Russia are sending medical aid to Italy and other coronavirus-stricken countries, but their motives aren’t so altruistic.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping Narendra Modi’s Sisyphean Quest for Global Coronavirus Cooperation
India’s prime minister is pushing for a regional response while facing a growing crisis at home.
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President Xi Jinping arrives at a meeting of the National People's Congress China Will Do Anything to Deflect Coronavirus Blame
Don’t mistake different messages for division within the party.
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A worker cleans a bus to avoid the spread of the coronavirus in Tehran on Feb. 26. How an Iranian Airline Tied to Terrorism Likely Spread the Virus (and Lied About It)
Why is Iran the flaming epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic in the Middle East? One of the primary suspects is Mahan Air.
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A group of migrant workers and laborers walk toward Uttar Pradesh as the nationwide lockdown continues over the coronavirus. Social Distancing Is a Privilege
For a daily laborer in Mumbai, staying home means “my children and my wife will die.”
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A Muslim man walks inside a burned house in a riot-affected area in New Delhi on March 1, 2020, after violence broke out in India's capital. In Delhi, First Came the Pogroms. Then Came Coronavirus.
For Indian Muslims forced from their homes by mob violence, not even displaced persons camps can protect them now.
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A craftsman works at a workshop in Tehran Our Top Weekend Reads
Democrats pushing back on sanctions, the use of colonial-era quarantine laws, and blaming China for the coronavirus.
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Cotton growers walk in a cotton plantation. The Boycott on Uzbek Cotton Needs to End
It could help modernize the country’s economy.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro attend the 11th BRICS Summit in Brasilia, Brazil, on Nov. 14, 2019. The Coronavirus Is the Biggest Emerging Markets Crisis Ever
The pandemic is starting to topple one of the pillars of the globalization era.
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A quarantine official checks the temperature of a Chinese medical expert in Cambodia Cambodia’s Leaders Line Up a Coronavirus Scapegoat
Hun Sen needs somebody to blame for the impending disaster.
