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Is Vietnam in for Another Devastating Drought?
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Is Vietnam in for Another Devastating Drought?
Lessons learned from last year's disaster can shape a climate-resilient approach in the Mekong Delta.
Is Vietnam in for Another Devastating Drought?
Thailand's Construction Nomads
Photo Essays
Thailand's Construction Nomads
Hundreds of migrant construction workers reside in shipping containers in the outskirts of Bangkok.
Thailand's Construction Nomads
Is ASEAN Really Worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize?
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Is ASEAN Really Worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize?
Public faith in government and institutions are at a very low ebb.
Is ASEAN Really Worthy of a Nobel Peace Prize?
China's Myanmar Dam Hypocrisy
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China's Myanmar Dam Hypocrisy
China is preserving the ecology of the Nu River within its borders. Downstream in Myanmar, it's a different story.
China's Myanmar Dam Hypocrisy
Finding Cambodia's Ancient Cave Paintings
Photo Essays
Finding Cambodia's Ancient Cave Paintings
A visit to the mysterious cave paintings requires a six-hour journey by motorbike and a ferry ride.
Finding Cambodia's Ancient Cave Paintings
The Resurgence of China-Vietnam Ties
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The Resurgence of China-Vietnam Ties
A visit to Beijing by Vietnam's Communist Party chief underscored a major shift in Sino-Vietnamese bilateral relations.
The Resurgence of China-Vietnam Ties
Is Myanmar on the Path to Genocide?
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Is Myanmar on the Path to Genocide?
Decades of persecution have left the Rohingya on the brink of genocide.
Is Myanmar on the Path to Genocide?
The World of Cambodia's Construction Site Children
Photo Essays
The World of Cambodia's Construction Site Children
The children who live, play, and sometimes work at construction sites in Phnom Penh.
The World of Cambodia's Construction Site Children
Vietnam's Religious Law: Testing the Faithful
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Vietnam's Religious Law: Testing the Faithful
Vietnam's new Law on Belief and Religion sparks worry about freedom of religion in the communist country.
Vietnam's Religious Law: Testing the Faithful
Vietnam's Next Environmental Hotspot
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Vietnam's Next Environmental Hotspot
Less than a year after a major pollution crisis, trouble is brewing in the Mekong Delta.
Vietnam's Next Environmental Hotspot
Debunking the Rohingya-Taliban Link
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Debunking the Rohingya-Taliban Link
Getting to the bottom of the Rohingya insurgency's alleged links to transnational terrorism.
Debunking the Rohingya-Taliban Link
Cambodia's Experiment With Responsible Tourism
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Cambodia's Experiment With Responsible Tourism
In Cambodia, local communities open their homes to visitors as part of community-based tourism.
Cambodia's Experiment With Responsible Tourism
Duterte, One Step Closer to 'The Punisher'
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Duterte, One Step Closer to 'The Punisher'
Duterte’s Presidential Office is using a comic book to back his war on drugs in the Philippines.
Duterte, One Step Closer to 'The Punisher'
Five Decades of ASEAN: The History of a Political Miracle
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Five Decades of ASEAN: The History of a Political Miracle
Fifty years after its founding, ASEAN remains central to prosperity in Southeast Asia.
Five Decades of ASEAN: The History of a Political Miracle
Is Indonesia’s Vaunted Secularism Under Threat?
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Is Indonesia’s Vaunted Secularism Under Threat?
Do protests against Jakarta's Chinese-Christian governor signal a turn toward Islam's far right?
Is Indonesia’s Vaunted Secularism Under Threat?
In Vietnam, the Ghost of Agent Orange Still Looms Large
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In Vietnam, the Ghost of Agent Orange Still Looms Large
50 years after the herbicide was used by the U.S. during the Vietnam War, Agent Orange continues to wreak havoc.
In Vietnam, the Ghost of Agent Orange Still Looms Large
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