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Newsweek's map below illustrates the earthquakes that took place across central and southeast Asia within the last day. The earthquakes in Myanmar will have the most significant impacts ...
Earth may not have seven continents after all. From the earliest of grades, schoolchildren around the world have memorized ...
The massive X2.7-class solar flare emerged from the sunspot region AR4087 and peaked at 4:25 a.m. EDT (0825 GMT) today (May 14), according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) ...
This piece is part of a series of articles covering the medieval and early modern great powers of each of Asia’s regions: ...
In six of the 10 Asia-Pacific countries surveyed, majorities say China contributes to global peace and stability at least a fair amount. But in four – Australia, India, Japan and South Korea – no more ...
Languages: English. John Feng is Newsweek's contributing editor for Asia based in Taichung, Taiwan. His focus is on East Asian politics. He has covered foreign policy and defense matters ...
When we imagine “South Asia” or “Southeast Asia” in our heads, we tend to instantly think about lines etched on the map. These regions, therefore, are based on imaginaries of national borders.