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The Vietnamese economic miracle: What lessons does it offer for others?

From post-war poverty to a $500 billion economy, five decades after the end of the Vietnam War, the country stands as a lesson in post-conflict development

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20 years of war, 7.5m tonnes of bombs, 1.3m dead: How the US razed Vietnam to the ground

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Tariff implications: What does Trump actually want to achieve?

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What Hitler’s tariff policy misfire can teach the modern world

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Why rare earth elements matter more than you think

Miners are seen at the Bayan Obo mine containing rare earth minerals, in Inner Mongolia, China. Photo: Reuters

How China is playing the rare earths trump card — and why Ukraine couldn’t

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Oil wealth — a curse or a blessing?: The Middle East's trade-off with American power

War destroyed the Baghdad Museum, shattering symbols of culture and civilization. Photo: Reuters

America’s war on heritage: How culture became collateral damage

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Regime change in Iran: Will history repeat itself as a farce this time?

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Seeds of conflict: How a historic betrayal laid the groundwork for Iran-Israel enmity

Immigrant advocacy organisation CASA leads a march to denounce the targeting and detention of immigrants by ICE. Photo: Collected

Lost angels: How the West is turning against the very immigrants who helped build it

Deported individuals from the US disembark at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela. Photo: Bloomberg

Alien Enemies Act: The wartime law Trump is using to justify deportations

For hundreds of small fishermen living near this delicate area, sustainable fishing is a necessity for their survival. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

World Ocean Day: Bangladesh’s ‘Silent Island’ provides a fisheries model for the future