Asia

If she has to leave the presidential palace, it will not be the first time3

But the authoritarian president pins his hopes on a “Turkmen Las Vegas”1

The president will now be chosen partly on racial criteria0

And Rodrigo Duterte is in charge of the Philippine police10

The prime minister has yet to answer questions about a huge policy bungle5

A new law has allowed the government to freeze its assets, leaving it unable to pay staff6

But the chances of a breakthrough in the two countries’ territorial dispute are slim64

Shavkat Mirziyoyev wins 88.6% of the vote in a sham election19

The country has been a haven of prosperity and stability under a remarkably successful prime minister46

Has China’s government at last acknowledged Hong Kong’s discontent?21

The president will now be chosen partly on racial criteria25

But the country’s growth remains disappointing1