She spent four months in France and Spain on a $6,000 budget
In 2023, Rowena Hennigan came to a difficult but necessary conclusion — she needed an extended break from work.
Asian news from France
Sri Lanka announces first presidential election since declaring bankruptcy in 2022
Sri Lanka will hold a presidential election on September 21 that will likely be a test of confidence in President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s efforts to resolve the country’s worst economic crisis.
Friday Briefing: The Olympics Begin
The Paris Olympics are finally here. And unlike the Tokyo Games in 2021, the stands will be packed with fans.
UN cultural agency calls for Laos, Cambodia to invite monitoring teams to contentious UNESCO sites
BANGKOK (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency recommended Thursday that Laos invite a monitoring mission to the historic city of Luang Prabang, a World Heritage Site where a nearby dam project on the Mekong River has raised concerns it could lose the coveted status.
South China Sea: is Philippines becoming a gateway for West’s Indo-Pacific interests?
Chester Cabalza, president of the International Development and Security Cooperation, told This Week in Asia that New Zealand’s desire to strengthen ties with Manila aligned with the West in “their strong position of rules-based order in the tense region”.
Europe must prepare militarily and economically for a Taiwan war
Philippe Le Corre is senior fellow at the Asia Society Policy Institute's Center for China Analysis, and a senior advisor to Asia Society France.
French air force mission makes stopover in Indonesia to boost security ties
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — France’s air force made a stopover in Indonesia’s capital on Wednesday, part of a visit to Southeast Asia that’s meant to display French commitment to security in the Indo-Pacific region amid growing Chinese maritime activity there.