China Asia Economy
Hint of ‘self-determination’ in Thai south rankles
PATTANI, Thailand – A recent seminar on rights to self-determination by a newly ...
China’s surprise rate cut may be just the beginning
Tuesday’s surprise People’s Bank of China (PBOC) interest rate cut signaled the ...
Taiwan’s US rep not ‘satisfied’ with Biden’s support
Hsiao Bi-khim, Taiwan’s official representative in the United States, is a famil...
The case against a nuclear South Korea
Stranded in the deteriorating East Asian security environment, South Korea is wi...
‘Revealing Secrets’: Australia’s signals intelligence d...
The intelligence industry is habitually accused of being too embedded in its own...
Indonesia-led ASEAN sea drills will take harder aim at ...
Indonesia, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ current revolving chair (...
The false and failed logic of Western sanctions
In February 2022, a war began between Russia and Ukraine. On paper, the odds wer...
Asia’s economic heft keeps Russia’s economy afloat
Thirty-seven countries have imposed economic sanctions on Russia since its invas...
Chip industry would implode if China invades Taiwan
A conflict between the US and China over computer chips – or semiconductors – ha...
Gun Mad: Why tourists are being advised to avoid the US
The year 2023 is on track to be the worst in recent history for mass shootings i...
No takers for Prabowo’s offbeat Ukraine peace plan
[unable to retrieve full-text content] JAKARTA – Defense Minister and presidenti...
AUKUS subs drifting toward a sea of controversy
Australia’s AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines will enjoy the freedom of navigatio...
HK dollar de-peg argument gains new currency
[unable to retrieve full-text content] As China angles to increase the yuan’s ro...
The G7 anti-China façade shows cracks in Europe
[unable to retrieve full-text content] BUDAPEST – The Group of Seven’s apparent ...
Open-standard, open-source tech body defies US sanctions
The launch of a new RISC-V software association makes open-standard integrated c...
Where AUKUS subs should and shouldn’t roam
A legal foundation for AUKUS is the freedom of navigation. This raises some fund...