May 8 (UPI) -- Rapidly rising rates of heart disease across Southeast Asia, East Asia and Oceania are being driven by differing, localized consequences of industrialization and rapid economic ...

Asia’s politics are marked by extraordinary diversity, with forms of governance ranging from liberal democracies to authoritarian regimes. Economic success has not always brought about democratic ...

East Asia’s economic prominence is rising, with its share of global GDP in purchasing power parity terms reaching 25.84 per cent in 2025 compared to the United States’ 14.5 per cent. The EAEC’s ...

What is more surprising is that a great power — Japan — emerged in recent times within East Asia to challenge China, and indeed become one of the world’s preeminent powers.

Drills in East Asia this summer by the U.S. military body charged with moving munitions and equipment will help it better coordinate and communicate with allies in response to a crisis, its ...

Growth is projected to rise in the Middle East and North Africa in 2025 and 2026, but at a slower pace than anticipated in the October 2024 REO. Across the region, rising trade tensions and policy ...