Residents of Northern Mariana Islands, “America’s best kept secret”, recount their woes far from the world’s attention.


Marga Ortigas covers the Asia-Pacific region for Al Jazeera English.
Residents of Northern Mariana Islands, “America’s best kept secret”, recount their woes far from the world’s attention.

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Analysts divided over how the South China Sea dispute between the Philippines and China will progress.

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Many Chinese believe that ownership of South China Sea is non-negotiable, but some advocate dialogue with neighbours.

In the shadow of the slow recovery, emotional wounds have yet to heal a year after devastating storm hit Philippines.
