Local patronage networks that provide economic and social resources for cities and villages are found across Central Asia.

Four years after seizing power in a dawn coup that ousted an elected civilian government, Myanmar's embattled ruling generals ...

Japan is known as the 'Land of the Rising Sun.' The reason is due to its location, which is to the east of the Asian ...

As the Japanese city of Kobe marked the 30th anniversary of a deadly earthquake on Friday, a series of recent tremors off the country’s central region ... of silence at 5.46am – the moment ...

Beijing has reinforced its position as the dominant economic player in the region, which sits on China’s western border, ...

Central Asia is cementing itself as a confident middle power region, exerting its independence through strategic partnerships ...

And the new president -- Serdar Berdymukhammedov --seems determined to continue the repressive course of his father, Gurbanguly, who ruled the country ... Central Asia by raising a rainbow flag ...

As perplexing it may be to some, to many conservative supporters in South Korea, the American flag has long served as a powerful emblem of anti-communism and the country’s enduring alliance with ...

The BOK kept its benchmark rate at 3%, ducking expectations for a 25 basis point cut. The hold came amid heightened political uncertainty in the country, after impeached President Yung Suk Yeol was ...

with countries including India -- which the IMF expects to grow by 6.5 percent this year and next -- playing a more important role. Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia is expected to pick up by ...

His political fate will be decided by the country ... flags alongside the South Korean Taegeukgi, its national flag. Red “Make America Great Again”-inspired hats are selling for about $5. ...

with countries including India -- which the IMF expects to grow by 6.5 percent this year and next -- playing a more important role. Growth in the Middle East and Central Asia is expected to pick ...