Posters of presidential candidate William Lai and his running mate, Hsiao Bi-khim.
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A candidate from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party looks set to win the presidency despite Beijing’s pressure and rhetoric.
A US navy ship on manoeuvres in international waters in the South China Sea.
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China has learned a lot from the Ukraine war that could help it prepare for a conflict with the west over Taiwan.
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Young Taiwanese women in particular seem reluctant to have babies these days – and there may be quite a few reasons for that.
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There is growing evidence China is attempting to influence the election through disinformation campaigns, putting Taiwan’s vibrant democracy to the test.
A gilded statue of the Buddha at Wat Phanan Choeng Temple in Thailand.
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Through the power of rituals, inanimate objects can be understood to transform into agents who can see, hear, taste and respond to the concerns of those who worship them.
Rolling out the red carpet for presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping.
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It’s good to talk − just don’t expect it to result in a reset in relations between Beijing and Washington.
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Despite a positive meeting, the contest between the world’s two biggest economies remains heated, largely without guardrails and of immense risk.
U.S. President Joe Biden greets China’s President Xi Jinping in Woodside, Calif., prior to their meeting at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation conference.
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Relations between the U.S. and China have been particularly tense for the last few years. Can one summit between Joe Biden and Xi Jinping significantly improve relations?
Presidents Xi and Biden meet at the G20 summit.
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US president Joe Biden is facing difficult talks with China’s president, but needs a good result to give him a bump in the polls.
Hindu devotees prepare to scatter ashes of the deceased into the sea as part of Ngaben, a mass cremation ceremony, in Surabaya, Indonesia.
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Across cultures, death rituals give mourners a chance to grieve. But they also offer one last opportunity to help the deceased as they transition to the next stage of existence.
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A new ocean treaty could redirect the unsustainable fishing practices that were happening on the high seas to coastal African nations.
A soldier holds Taiwan’s national flag during military drills.
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There are treaties and agreements and organizations, but, ultimately, other countries get to define who else is or isn’t a country.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at New Zealand Parliament beside senior cultural adviser to Parliament Kura Moeahu during a Māori welcome ceremony.
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Despite the claim ‘there is no comparable constitutional body like this anywhere in the world’ many countries have similar institutions to the proposed Voice.
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Ordinary, everyday experiences of the pandemic, such as mask wearing and quarantining, are rendered extraordinary through the show’s melodrama.
Demonstrators attend a pro-Ukraine rally in Taiwan in February 2023.
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Foreign policy experts are divided on whether Russia’s invasion of Ukraine makes it more or less likely that China will launch a similar attack on Taiwan. Here are the arguments on both sides.
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Waters’ hard and unyielding approach to modern politics has resulted in longstanding elements of his stagecraft becoming contentious.
Dharavi slum in India. Billions of people live in terrible conditions in the world’s cities.
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Cities are where solutions are found – but also where perils are amplified when we fail to act.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins government officials from the U.S. and China during a meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on June 19, 2023.
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The US and China are engaged in a classic power struggle. The question is, who will come out on top?
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Australians remain deeply concerned about China as a long term potential military threat
Taiwan holds a dominant position in the microchip industry and also makes the most advanced types.
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The disruption of Taiwan’s chip industry would affect everyone.