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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks with Vietnam’s President To Lam during an official visit at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam on June 20, 2024. (Nhac Nguyen/Pool Photo via AP)

Why Russia still has friends on the world stage

While most European nations are on board with Western sanctions, countries in the Global South have maintained economic and political links with Russia.
Ancient starch grains of ginger (Zingiber officinale), cinnamon (Cinnamomum sp.) and nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) were identified on the surface of this footed sandstone grinding slab. Khanh Trung Kien Nguyen

Researchers find evidence of a 2,000-year-old curry, the oldest ever found in Southeast Asia

The discovery is helping shed light on a vibrant ancient spice trade that spanned many thousands of kilometres.
Actor Margot Robbie blows out a candle on the cake to celebrate her birthday during the pink carpet event for the movie ‘Barbie’ in Seoul, South Korea, in July 2023. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

What Vietnam’s ban of the Barbie movie tells us about China’s politics of persuasion

Once the context of cultural and territorial appropriation by China in Southeast Asia are understood, Vietnam’s ban of the Barbie movie isn’t surprising.

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