With the Trump administration increasingly distracted by conflicts in the Middle East and Latin America and showing little appetite for reviving North Korea diplomacy, South Korea, Japan and China ...

Indonesia’s proposed export scheme for strategic commodities, centred on the new state-owned enterprise Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia, aims to curb trade misinvoicing but raises concerns about ...

China today is actively shaping the security architecture which it inhabits. In a layered manner, from Myanmar to Djibouti, Beijing has increased its presence, exerting influence to protect its ...

South Korea prides itself on being a democratic beacon in East Asia — a nation of candlelight rallies and protests featuring K-pop light sticks. But behind this progressive image lies a labour system ...

The United States and the United Kingdom's dramatic cuts to foreign aid are creating immediate humanitarian crises in Southeast Asia, affecting healthcare, democracy support and humanitarian programs.

Despite the impact of super Typhoon Yagi and a stormy geopolitical landscape, Vietnam’s GDP grew by 7.09 per cent in 2024, exceeding international forecast figures. But 2024 was not just a reset for ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit Australia in early May 2026 — on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and almost 70 years on from the ...

Given the entrenched gender inequality in Japan, the country ranks low in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index and exhibits a lacking advancement rate compared to other nations with a ...

China’s rise as a quasi-superpower represents the most important change in the international system in the 21st century. China is now widely viewed as the de facto strategic rival of the United States ...

The second Trump administration has transformed US foreign policy, with immediate implications for economic and security ties with Asia and long-term implications for regional and global order. The ...

In July 2025, the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) between Australia, India, Japan and the United States launched the Quad Critical Minerals Initiative to ensure the availability of critical ...

The 2021 military coup has devastated Myanmar's education system through widespread violence and school closures. As the junta loses territorial control, the National Unity Government and Ethnic ...