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 ...
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 ...
The Philippines has lost an estimated 42.3–118.5 billion Philippine pesos (US$713 million–2 billion) a year from flood control corruption since 2023. The scale of illegal wealth accrued by contractors ...
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 ...
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 ...
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.
ASEAN's financial landscape is undergoing a major transformation due to the rapid growth in financial technology, with fintech investments in the six largest economies of ASEAN rising steadily from 2 ...
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 ...
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 ...
In 2024, Japan revised its Basic Law on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas to prioritise food security amid global instability. Despite the amendment, Japanese agricultural policy continues to focus on ...