Asia

Opposing the International Olympic Committee’s newly formed partnership with Dow Chemical, dissenters illuminate a history of human rights oversights.

At the front line of climate change, the people of Bangladesh are using every ounce of their creativity to adapt.

On two occasions in my life I found myself living close to the South China Sea. The sea became my escape from life’s pressing responsibilities. But there is no escaping the fact that the deceptively serene waters are now also grounds for a nascent but real new cold war.

On beautiful Jeju Island, south of the Korean peninsula, the South Korean Navy is building a base with US support that will soon harbor some of the world’s most advanced weapons.

Laos, a small landlocked country in Southeast Asia known as “the most bombed country on earth,” fittingly hosted an international disarmament conference in November 2010.

With its lax environmental laws, Burma has become a battleground for neighboring countries keen to get their hands on the country’s abundant natural resources.