Why the US is suddenly going soft on Cambodia
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The Take: How a notorious US prison still haunts Afghanistan
Bagram Prison was a site of torture during the US war in Afghanistan that continues to haunt former detainees
Chinese military simulations of attacks on US air bases in Japan alarms Tokyo
This Week in Asia has not been able to verify the images and there has been no official comment from China.
Japan to help Southeast Asia develop AI in local languages
TOKYO -- Japan will help Southeast Asian countries train large language models in their local languages, spurring the advancement of artificial intelligence in the region.
Romance scams cost consumers $1.14 billion last year. It's a 'more insidious' fraud, expert says
Cybercriminals are targeting wealth accounts by tapping into a victim's emotions.
Number of millionaires to soar globally but plunge in the UK, research finds
LONDON — The number of global millionaires is set to keep rising over the next five years — with the U.K. a stark outlier, according to the 2024 Global Wealth Report from UBS.
Nepal’s Prime Minister Loses Confidence Vote, Adding to the Turmoil of Monsoon Season
Nepal’s prime minister lost a vote of confidence in the country’s Parliament on Friday, throwing the Himalayan country into political disarray as it tries to manage a spate of devastating natural disasters.
Vietnam gas project receives $830m in Japanese loans
HANOI -- The Japan Bank for International Cooperation and private lenders will extend roughly $832 million in syndicated loans to a gas development project in Vietnam, the state-backed lender announced on Monday.