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Catholics from all over Taiwan join the Madonna procession at the Wanjin Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in southern Pingtung County in December 2025. Credit: Jasmine De Leon Each year, ...

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Strong consumer spending has supported growth in Asia’s three largest economies this year, but there are already signs that the region’s recovery may be running out of steam. We expect growth in Asia ...

The war in Iran has led to a global energy crisis. Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major energy chokepoint that handles roughly 20% of the world’s oil, has been largely blocked by ...

"Asia's star" Leslie Cheung has been gone for 23 years. April 1, 2026, is the 23rd anniversary of the death of the late Leslie Cheung. He died on April 1, 2003, after jumping from the 24th floor of ...

In the wake of U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, supply disruptions caused by Tehran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz are straining energy stores across Asia to their breaking point. Police detain a ...