China Asia Economy

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US bank trouble heralds end of dollar reserve system

US bank trouble heralds end of dollar reserve system

NEW YORK – The US banking system is broken. That doesn’t portend more high-profi...

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China’s food security at delicate mercy of free trade order

China’s food security at delicate mercy of free trade o...

China’s food imports have increased significantly since the nation joined the Wo...

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Digital solutions empower ethnic minority women in Vietnam

Digital solutions empower ethnic minority women in Vietnam

By all accounts, Vietnam’s poverty reduction is a staggering achievement. Extrem...

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Australia satellite mesh to track China’s subs and hypersonics

Australia satellite mesh to track China’s subs and hype...

Australia plans to build crucial space capabilities to support its planned nucle...

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Xi-Putin meet announces return of China-Russia axis

Xi-Putin meet announces return of China-Russia axis

The heirs to two of the most violent revolutions in modern history shook hands a...

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Thailand’s wild, wooly and booming weed experiment

Thailand’s wild, wooly and booming weed experiment

In June 2022, the Thai government took the bold step of decriminalizing the prod...

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Baidu’s ChatGPT rival ERNIE Bot an AI letdown

Baidu’s ChatGPT rival ERNIE Bot an AI letdown

On March 16, Baidu unveiled China’s latest rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT – ERNIE Bot...

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Hun Sen’s post-election resignation a near done deal

Hun Sen’s post-election resignation a near done deal

Prime Minister Hun Sen is ready to step back from frontline politics after a gen...

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No, the US hasn’t ‘lost’ Vietnam

No, the US hasn’t ‘lost’ Vietnam

The recent purge of several apparently Western-leaning officials in Hanoi has le...

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China’s demography not an imminent economic threat

China’s demography not an imminent economic threat

China’s population fell in 2022 and will continue to do so throughout the 21st c...

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China to invest in Russian Far East, buy more fuel

China to invest in Russian Far East, buy more fuel

China will buy more oil and gas from Russia in the coming decade and will help d...

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India’s fine balance in a world of asymmetrical multipolarity

India’s fine balance in a world of asymmetrical multipo...

In the past decade, global geopolitical transitions have gathered momentum. This...

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All eyes on PBOC as US banking woes go global

All eyes on PBOC as US banking woes go global

If Governor Yi Gang’s staff at the People’s Bank of China had been planning a va...

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AI warship designer accelerating China’s naval lead

AI warship designer accelerating China’s naval lead

China is set to supercharge its naval shipbuilding program with AI, accelerating...

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Black Sea drone downing highlights rising risk of ‘accidental’ war

Black Sea drone downing highlights rising risk of ‘acci...

The extraordinary footage of a Russian jet intercepting a US drone over the Blac...

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Economic lessons for India from the pandemic

Economic lessons for India from the pandemic

This year will be one of the most important for the South Asian subcontinent. Ac...