David Hutt is a research fellow at the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS) and Southeast Asia columnist at the Diplomat. He writes the Europe Meets Southeast Asia newsletter.

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TOKYO -- Despite slowing demand, fears are mounting that oil prices will top $100 per barrel as tensions in the Middle East multiply, threatening Asia, home to some of the world's largest net oil ...

Asia is one of the most culturally diverse areas in the world, especially when it comes to the number and variety of scripts in use across the region. It also is home to some of the world's leading ...

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PAKSE, Laos -- Chinese businessman Tao Jian spends an entire day navigating muddy roads on the Bolaven Plateau in southern ...

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TOKYO -- Japanese energy company J-Power plans to scale back its U.S. fossil-fuel power generation business by selling as many as nine of 11 stakes in plants it holds, looking to use the funds to ...

(Reuters) -- Thousands of North Korean troops are being prepared to fight on Russia's behalf in Ukraine and some North Korean ...

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