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The U.S. dollar (USD) is the main currency for global business and the most important reserve currency in the world today. Central banks in almost every country hold their wealth in dollars because it is a reliable way to store value and keeps its purchasing power over long periods.

According to the Federal Reserve (Fed), the U.S. dollar accounts for about 58% to 59% of...

Food has become an instrument of strategic power in the international political economy. This article argues that Indonesia's decision to stop importing rice, corn, and sugar by 2026 is not merely a technical achievement but a political declaration that reshapes dependency structures in the global food regime.

With rice reserves reaching 5 million tons, the highest in h...

Imagine walking down a border road on a single island and suddenly losing sixty minutes of your day. This temporal illusion is a daily reality along the international boundary line dividing West Kalimantan in Indonesia and Sarawak in Malaysia.

The unique situation occurs because Indonesia splits its vast territory into three distinct time zones for logistical efficiency...

Known locally as Kaeng Sam Phan Bok, this breathtaking sandstone plateau gets its name from a Laotian word describing deep underwater basins. It stands as the largest rock reef in the Mekong River, making it a completely unique geological masterpiece found nowhere else in Thailand.

Foreign travelers often call it the "Mekong Grand Canyon" due to its sweeping and c...

Before Southeast Asia started making headlines with its own hit films and games, its artists were already helping build global pop culture. In Manila, animators at Toei Animation Philippines helped produce in between animation for the Dragon Ball franchise, with some artists spending more than a decade working on the series.

Meanwhile, in Kuala Lumpur, Lemon Sk...