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Asia Media Centre: The Best of 2025

If 2025 showed us anything, it’s that Asia is constantly in motion. Across the region, political systems were tested, communities responded to pressure, extreme weather reshaped lives, and culture continued to evolve.

The Strategic Role of Middle Powers in the South China Sea

Carla Teng-Westergaard

Peter Arnett Obit : A Life Reporting Conflict

The "Game-Changing" NZ-India Free Trade Agreement

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New Zealand and Japan’s evolving security ties

Indonesia's "Whoosh" Problem

Dr Samir Saran : India's New Kind of Power

Features

Storm-Revealed Treasures: Vietnam’s Race to Save Sunken Silk Road Secrets

Robert Bociaga

Notes from the 2025 Ubud Writers and Readers Festival

Raf Manji

Folklore on the Blockchain: Vietnam’s Cultural Crypto Renaissance

Robert Bociaga

Opinion & Analysis

Discovering Indonesia through the lens of a Kiwi-Indian media intern

From Cold Calls to Community: An Intern’s Bengaluru Story

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Asia Insight : Professor Joseph Liow

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