The 21st century has opened and will close with two puzzles about the rise of Asia. Today, the puzzle is why Asian societies, long in the doldrums, are now successful. At the century’s close ...

Archaeological evidence and genetic data suggest that modern humans rapidly migrated out of Africa and into Southeast Asia by at least 60,000 years ago. However, complicating this notion is the ...

director general of ADB's South-East Asia department. "Narrow dirt trails that were once used to transport refugees and military hardware have given way to modern highways carrying electronic goods, ...

The seaports of Asia are synonymous with globalisation ... They are the sinews of the modern world. But the continent’s highlands, far from the distant centres of political and financial ...