Week Of 13 October, 2025. Back to Publications Chinese Ship Concludes Maiden Voyage Along“China-Europe Arctic Route” Reuters reported on October 14 that the Chinese container ship Istanbul Bridge has ...

A return to Afghanistan would confer advantages to Washington while triggering second-order geopolitical repercussions among ...

Welcome to Foreign Policy’s Southeast Asia Brief. The highlights this week: The Myanmar junta makes a military and diplomatic comeback, earthquakes and typhoons hit the Philippines, Gaza fleet ...

I write about Asia's richest, fast-growing businesses, and startups. The proposed IPO of MMC Ports—Malaysia’s biggest port operator controlled by billionaire Syed Mokhtar AlBukhary—has been approved ...

Rystad Energy's analysis indicates that the world's five most critical maritime chokepoints are facing escalating risks from conflict, piracy, and environmental hazards, posing a growing threat to ...

For centuries, the Strait of Malacca has served as a vital gateway between the Indian and Pacific oceans, making it one of the most strategic regions on Earth. However, Thailand plans to create a ...

A new feature that Meta recently added to Instagram has been causing some to panic. The photo-sharing app has had mapping features for many years now, but it recently added the Instagram Map, which ...

August 22, 2025: Since June 23, a truce has been in place in the Red Sea. Houthi rebels have ceased firing rockets and missiles at passing ships. A practical reason for this is that most of the Houthi ...

In the past few weeks or so, Google Wallet app on Android now requires that you grant the location permission to get “detailed receipts” with addresses and maps. A detailed receipt includes merchant ...

Instagram rolled out a new map feature that allows users to share their locations with followers. (Meta) Instagram has a new map feature designed to connect users by sharing their locations, but there ...

It wasn’t shocking that Danni Gladden’s mom tracked her. Plenty of the parents of kids at her high school tracked them, whether through Apple’s Find My iPhone app or via Life360, which provided live ...

The service rolled out this week, prompting confusion and safety concerns. Meta, which owns Instagram, said the feature was turned off unless users activated it. By Isabella Kwai A new Instagram ...