Max Walden

Pho is a beloved national dish for Vietnamese across borders and political divisions. Some say that means it has potential to heal the deep wounds of civil war.

Death threats and alleged crimes against humanity loom over the Philippines midterm elections, but in Australia the diaspora community is excited about online voting and Filipino democracy sausages.

Air strikes by India against Pakistan are a major escalation in India-Pakistan tensions that experts say could, if taken to the extreme, result in nuclear conflict.

Ahead of the 2025 general election, there was significant redrawing of electoral boundaries, leading to accusations of gerrymandering from government critics.

It calls itself a democracy, yet the wealthy city-state has had the same ruling party since 1959. That is unlikely to change anytime soon.

Despite warm relations with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Donald Trump has slammed the South Asian country as a "tariff abuser".

Dissatisfaction with the Albanese government's stance on Israel-Palestine among many Arab and Muslim voters threatens to unseat Labor MPs, in some places for the first time.

While 70 per cent of Australians surveyed hold a "very unfavourable" view of Russia, that's only the case for 6 per cent of Indonesians.

Indonesian police launch a preliminary investigation into "acts of terror" against an investigative media organisation after carcasses were delivered to its Jakarta office.  

The first museum in Australia dedicated to the Vietnamese refugee experience will be built in Melbourne's western suburbs.

The US usually provides almost half of the aid money spent on the humanitarian response to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh.

Meta has blamed a technical glitch after an individual who reported an alleged threat against a Sydney mosque on Instagram received a notification that it had not breached the platform's community standards on violence.

Dawn raids and the threat of being arrested at work spread anxiety among unauthorised migrants in the United States, including more than 1.3 million people from Asia.

It's one of the largest companies in the world. That didn't stop the Indonesian government from banning Apple's iPhone 16 and gaining enormous investment pledges.

A chaotic brawl took place outside Finns Beach Club in Canggu last week, with footage posted to social media allegedly showing shirtless men beating security guards with wooden blocks.

Lily Lumintang was reading an ABC story about her family's plea to remain in Australia when her lawyer called to say Home Affairs had granted their family visas, allowing them to avoid deportation and remain in Australia.

Catherine Delves and Peter Watt had been en route to Borneo to see the orangutans when "things went pear-shaped".

US President Donald Trump's incoming secretary of state is among those calling for Thailand not to deport a group Uyghurs to China, where it is feared they would face persecution.

A garment that appears to be of Chinese origin is currently displayed in front of the South Korean flag at the Australian War Memorial — something Korean Australians are demanding is rectified. 

The Christian faith is considered treasonous and a "crime of all crimes" in North Korea, punishable by being sent to a gulag or execution, the Christian charity Open Doors says.

Vietnam, where 11,500 people die in traffic accidents every year, has introduced severe new penalties for those who break road rules as well as bounties for those who dob them in.

The social and cognitive benefits of knowing two or more languages, especially from childhood, are well-established. Here's how experts say it can be done.

Hardball tactics resulted in Apple pledging to invest $US1 billion in Indonesia, after the sales of iPhone 16 smartphones were banned for not having enough locally manufactured components.

It's not even a public holiday in Japan, but Christmas is big business. How did it become such a popular occasion?

Just one month after being handed over, a patrol boat given to the Fiji Navy by Australia has been damaged while docking.