China’s lucky leader wins again: the secrets of Xi Jinping’s success
Xi occupies the leadership at a time when the struggle of the past seven decades is coming to fruition.
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How Japan is preparing for the great flood
Experts fear Tokyo’s flood defences are not enough to avoid calamity.
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Who is Kim Yo-jong, North Korea’s new weapon of choice?
The powerful younger sister of Kim Jong-un caused a stir at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.
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From Paradise to Crawley: Supreme Court to decide fate of Britain’s Indian Ocean islanders
Judges will decide whether leaked material can be used in case over eviction of islanders from Diego Garcia in the…
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Will China’s new “Silk Road” bring a new golden age of trade or trample lands and people?
The economic powerhouse claims its Belt and Road Initiative will deliver growth without the usual environmental consequences.
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Theresa May’s trip to China just highlights the UK’s diminished importance on the world stage
China’s ambitious plans in Africa and beyond are building alliances that make the UK increasingly irrelevant.
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The British East India Company, the Hindu right and a battle over oppression
In early January, lower caste Indians in Maharashtra gather to commemorate a battle. This year, they were attacked.
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“We have lost our birth place”: the long, slow persecution of the Rohingya Muslims
Mohammed Ilias was a school teacher. Then the government dismissed Muslims from their posts.
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