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Southeast Asia

Arcs in the news about Southeast Asia from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Subject · 134 stories · 387 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 1, 2023

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All arcs2 named arcs in 2026

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North Korea's missile tests and Kim Jong Un's terms for talks with Trump

14 of 25 stories this year · 2 about Southeast Asia

North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea ahead of South Korean leader’s visit to China · 16 articles, Jan 4North Korea says latest missile tests involve hypersonic weapons system · 7 articles, Jan 5North Korea fires suspected ballistic missiles into sea, S Korea, Japan say · 5 articles, Jan 27North Korean leader Kim inspects new warship, claims progress toward nuclear-armed navy · 5 articles, Mar 5North Korea fires about 10 missiles toward sea in show of force, Seoul says · 11 articles, Mar 14North Korea conducts engine test for missile capable of targeting US mainland · 22 articles, Mar 29North Korea Fires Missiles Toward Sea After Ridiculing South's Hopes for Better Ties · 6 articles, Apr 8North Korean leader oversees missile tests from naval destroyer · 6 articles, Apr 14North Korea launches ballistic missiles toward sea · 14 articles, Apr 19North Korea launches ballistic missiles over the sea in latest show of force · 8 articles, May 26North Korea launches another missile toward sea ahead of U.S.-South Korean military drills · 10 articles, Aug 12North Korea fires barrage of missiles toward the sea after dismissing overture from Trump · 31 articles, Aug 20N. Korea fires missiles toward sea · 13 articles, Sep 11South Korea says North Korea launched a ballistic missile and another projectile toward the sea · 22 articles, Sep 20
The 2026 Indonesian wildfires and the haze over Southeast Asia · Jul 18 – Sep 29, 2026

Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold

2023319 articles2024827 articles2025720 articles2026388 articles

Earlier years are still being indexed.

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Sep 25, 20232204
Oct 2, 202334116
Oct 23, 202316257118
Oct 30, 202333312
Nov 20, 202333115
Dec 11, 2023614651
Dec 18, 2023813685
Jan 1, 202411206137
Jan 22, 202436219
Jan 29, 20241115
Feb 12, 20241416670
Feb 19, 202449343
Mar 4, 202457329
Mar 25, 2024510240
Apr 15, 20240125
Apr 22, 202469327
Apr 29, 202417330
May 27, 202425217
Jun 3, 202403210
Jun 17, 20241117375
Jul 1, 20240216
Jul 22, 202404114
Aug 26, 20241307
Sep 2, 20241114672
Sep 9, 20241026394
Sep 16, 20241209
Sep 23, 2024311024
Sep 30, 20240215
Oct 7, 20240011
Oct 21, 20243005
Nov 18, 202435113
Nov 25, 20241113
Jan 6, 20250215
Jan 20, 2025811033
Jan 27, 2025517169
Mar 24, 202515418164
Mar 31, 202528121
Apr 7, 20250125
Apr 14, 202543215
Apr 21, 20251214
Apr 28, 202538718
May 26, 202514317
Jun 23, 20251225
Jul 14, 20250101
Jul 28, 2025412636
Aug 4, 20250123
Sep 8, 202536119
Oct 13, 202532211
Oct 20, 20252207
Nov 3, 20251416
Nov 24, 202535115
Dec 1, 202573113
Dec 8, 2025142413130
Dec 15, 202528216
Jan 12, 202638228
Jan 19, 202634010
Jan 26, 202611210
Mar 16, 20263137
May 11, 20261119
Jul 6, 20262103
Jul 13, 20261001
Jul 20, 202615021
Jul 27, 2026313440
Aug 3, 202656173
Aug 17, 20269171075
Aug 24, 202617012
Aug 31, 20261102
Sep 7, 202637011
Sep 14, 202623310
Sep 21, 202628128
Sep 28, 20261102

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else13 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about Southeast Asia that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Sep 22– 25Tropical sea turtles discovered nesting in California for the first time in recorded history16 articles · 13 independent sources
    0 left, 5 center, 0 right
  2. Jul 21– 23ASEAN hosts security talks in Manila11 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. May 14Researchers discover a new gigantic dinosaur species in Thailand9 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 1 right
  4. Mar 19– 21US lifts sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in bid to ease supply pressures10 articles · 9 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 3 right

Stories that name Southeast Asia

  1. Sep 23– 24Pilot rescued after military training jet crashes off California coast11 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  2. Sep 16– 17Trump declines to back Saudi Arabia as US officials reportedly meet Iran-backed Houthis in Oman7 articles · 7 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 3 right
  3. Aug 18– 19More than 100 days after being injured, Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony begins a rehab assignment at Double-A Portland3 articles · 3 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Aug 17– 19Navy destroyer went days without power in the South China Sea, leaving sailors without toilets42 articles · 34 independent sources
    1 left, 8 center, 7 right
  5. Aug 3– 4Zac Brown Band surprises audience with free cruises70 articles · 20 independent sources
    2 left, 6 center, 1 right
  6. Jul 30– Aug 2Spain's Ceuta navigates aftermath of border surge as most migrants return home47 articles · 23 independent sources
    3 left, 11 center, 4 right
  7. Jan 29China executes 11 members of gang who ran billion-dollar criminal empire in Myanmar13 articles · 13 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 2 right
  8. Jan 21Indonesian handprints are the oldest cave art found yet12 articles · 12 independent sources
    3 left, 4 center, 0 right
  9. Jan 14– 15A construction crane falls onto a moving train in Thailand, killing at least 29 people33 articles · 19 independent sources
    3 left, 8 center, 2 right
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