US Starting Asia Space Race?
The launch of the X-37 marks a hike in the space stakes, says David Axe. Will Asian countries see it as a military threat?
The launch of the X-37 marks a hike in the space stakes, says David Axe. Will Asian countries see it as a military threat?
China’s more assertive foreign policy has challenged the Obama administration’s worldview. Expect a new US grand strategy.
A journey through the region's big and lesser-known celebrations shows no lack of energy... or colour.
Ultra conservative criticism of Ahmadinejad is growing and Khamenei’s fatwa looks desperate. Will regime in-fighting boil over?

What 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' and Sun Tzi’s 'Art of War' say about Chinese thinking.
The head of Xinhua News Agency's domestic service appears to have disappeared.
China says South-east Asian nations are pawns over the South China Sea. They see it differently.

The three-year extension given to Gen. Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has underscored his influence.
London's one of the most vibrant cities in the world. But there's more optimism in New Delhi.
Paid news is a threat to journalism in India. How will media houses respond?

Leader of Japan’s main opposition party accuses the ruling parties of inconsiderate governance.
Japan's preferred choice for PM says the country could slip back into ‘bureaucratic fascism.’
The arrest of former Incubator Bank of Japan Chairman Takeshi Kimura abounds with irony.

Some of Japan's hardest working people are types far from what you'd expect.
Facebook is the world's ‘third biggest nation.' But can it fight crime and teach governance?
Is Iran's new style-guide a way for the regime to stamp their shaken authority on its youth?