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Taliban · AfghanistanThe treatment of Afghan women as gender-based violence came up for discussion in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on September 27. The systematic discrimination against girls and women, including their physical separation, began as soon as the Taliban forcefully occupied the seat of power, Kabul. Since then, it has grown on a sustained basis, with new restrictions specifically barring women from education, avenues of employment, and even access to public space.See the Story
Myths and Realities of ‘Gender Apartheid’ in Afghanistan Under the Taliban
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Asia · JapanJapan has been working to develop self-sufficiency regarding supplies of equipment and ammunition to ensure the country's Self-Defense Forces can maintain operations in the event of a crisis. In December 2022, the government announced its plan to increase total defense spending over the next five years to approximately 43 trillion yen ($315 billion) However, Japan's defense industry faces challenges stemming from its long-standing pacifist stance and aversion to being seen as encouraging international conflict.See the Story
Japan’s Defense Industry Is Hindered by Self-Imposed Constraints
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Asia · China of “I’m going to be afraid of this and I’ve been through so much more than one of these people’s “schools” and “b” I don’t want to be “this”, “that” or “these” states, ‘I”ve had a lot of times where I would like to have been able to be like this person, and I have been through a number of times that are too many times to be this person or that person. I've been through many of these states and I've had so many times that I don't wantSee the Story
Will the Philippines File a Second South China Sea Arbitration Case?
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EconomyAustralia holds a distinctive position within the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in that it is a developed country in a mostly developing neighborhood. Of its neighbors, only Singapore, New Zealand, and Brunei are similarly high income countries. Australia has one of the lowest contributions to development assistance as a percentage of GDP. The money Australia is willing to spend on development assistance doesn't match its rhetoric.See the Story
What Difference Can Australian Development Assistance Make?
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Economy · ChinaThe New Multipurpose Port Terminal of Chancay is a joint project by the Chinese company COSCO Shipping Ports Limited (CSPL) and the Peruvian company Volcan Compa��a Minera. With an investment budget of over $3 billion, this ambitious project is in the development stage, over 40 percent complete. Construction began in 2011, and the terminal is expected to start operations in the last quarter of 2024.See the Story
China’s Shipping Giant Gets Foothold in South America With New Multipurpose Port in Peru
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Business · IndonesiaIndonesia bans e-commerce transactions on social media networks. The move is a blow to the regional plans of the Chinese firm TikTok. The main social media platform that will be impacted by the move is the short video sharing network Tik Tok. TikTok has 125 million active monthly users in Indonesia, the most of any nation.See the Story
Indonesia Bans E-Commerce on Social Media Networks
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Climate Activists · VietnamHoang Thi Minh Hong, the founder of the environmental campaign group CHANGE, was convicted after a one-day trial in Ho Chi Minh City. The 51-year-old was also fined 100 million Vietnamese dong ($4,100) Hong is the fifth environmental activist to be imprisoned on tax-related charges over the past two years.See the Story
Vietnam Sentences Environmental Advocate to 3 Years Prison
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Ronald Reagan · United StatesThe aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has postponed its planned departure from its homeport of Yokosuka seven times over the past 10 days. It is very rare for the U.S. nuclear-powered carrier to miss so many scheduled departures in such a short period. Most recently, the carrier missed its scheduled departure at 10 a.m. on September 28, a spokesperson at the city's division said on that day.See the Story
What’s Keeping the USS Ronald Reagan in Yokosuka?
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