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Staying ahead will require diversifying in hi-tech sectors, boosting workforce resilience and advancing sustainable supply chains.
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Why US influence in Southeast Asia could decline under Trump 2.0
Despite Trump positioning himself as a peacemaker, his foreign policy agenda is likely to push allies in Asia further away.
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China or the US? The world need not choose a hegemon
Middle powers from India to Nigeria can lead on many pressing issues and offer a multipolar vision that doesn’t depend on superpowers.
12 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM
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Trump tariffs 2.0 will make Asian manufacturing great
The prospect of sweeping tariffs should drive an evolution towards a ‘China+n’ model, with more Asian countries moving up the value chain.
12 Nov 2024 - 4:31PM
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Trump will ask Asia-Pacific what it can offer. Leaders must think hard
From support for the US military industrial complex to countering China, leaders must start deciding their trade-offs, bottom lines and no-go areas.
11 Nov 2024 - 7:08AM
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South Korea may find itself stranded as North Korea’s sole adversary
Pyongyang is being emboldened by its defence pact with Moscow while US support for Seoul is expected to be diluted under Trump.
10 Nov 2024 - 9:44PM
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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol gives a speech in Seoul on March 1. Photo: Kyodo
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Why India-Pakistan relations need a new era of engagement
Historical examples show that the South Asian rivals can navigate their differences when their leaders embrace imaginative diplomacy.
9 Nov 2024 - 5:00PM
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IMF is changing its tune on trade. Should Asian economies listen?
In matters of open trade, Asian policymakers can no longer rely on the IMF, which is now advising Asia to focus on building domestic demand.
9 Nov 2024 - 4:30PM
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Why Southeast Asia should worry about North Korean troops in Russia
The arrival of North Korean troops in Russia threatens to worsen and prolong the conflict in Ukraine, which would not be good for Southeast Asia.
9 Nov 2024 - 10:00AM
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How North Korea’s troop deployment to Russia is changing attitudes in China
The Chinese public who once derided North Korea as a ‘neighbourhood hooligan’ is now hailing its decision to help Russia in the Ukraine war.
9 Nov 2024 - 4:04AM
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North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un and Russian President Vladimir Putin during their meeting in Pyongyang in June. Photo: Pool via AP
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US-China war diplomacy vital as North Korea complicates Ukraine fray
The scale and speed of Pyongyang’s reported troop deployment to Russia strongly suggests premeditation. The US and China must act to prevent escalation.
8 Nov 2024 - 9:30AM
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North Korea’s support for Russia won’t be a game changer in Ukraine
Pyongyang’s support for Russia is part of a public relations campaign for Kim Jong-un, who has his eye on Russian supplies and tech.
7 Nov 2024 - 6:01AM
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As Chinese citizens in Pakistan face terror threats, Beijing can do more to help
As terror attacks persist, Pakistan and China must work together with other countries in the region on a holistic solution to the violence.
6 Nov 2024 - 5:37PM
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How do Central Asian countries see China’s Belt and Road Initiative?
As Central Asian nations diversify away from Russia, it’s not a given that China or the EU will become dominant powers in the region.
5 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State Council summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on September16, 2022. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Asean won’t become obsolete just because a few members join Brics
Southeast Asian nations’ interest in joining the grouping is consistent with the region’s geopolitical hedging and may well strengthen Asean’s clout.
4 Nov 2024 - 11:37PM
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Asia is emerging as an unlikely champion in race to net zero
The region’s journey to carbon neutrality highlights both the challenges of moving away from fossil fuels and the great potential for progress.
3 Nov 2024 - 8:30PM
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North Korea’s missile test days before US election sends powerful message
No isolated act of aggression, the missile test was a calculated show of a strengthened alliance and a preview of mounting challenges.
3 Nov 2024 - 9:30AM
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Japan’s election results could have global ramifications
Tokyo’s power vacuum, and questions over Japan’s policies and its relationship with the US under Harris or Trump, could have deeper economic impacts.
2 Nov 2024 - 7:46PM
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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at a media interview at the headquarters of his ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Tokyo on October 27. Photo: Kyodo
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6 reasons the Indo-Pacific became a battleground for US-China influence
Discover the key factors driving this shift, the role India plays, and the potential that it holds for Southeast Asia.
2 Nov 2024 - 10:00AM
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We’re Chinese and we fight to pay for dinner
Economic and societal shifts have forced me to reconsider the fight-to-pay ritual at multi-generation family gatherings.
2 Nov 2024 - 11:07AM
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Border deal a hopeful sign of a turnaround in China-India relations playing
For a start, the deal must not be seen as a tactical reconciliation, political bargaining chip or subject to a unilateral interpretation.
2 Nov 2024 - 9:18AM
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
6 Aug 2024 - 9:19AM
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
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South China Sea flare-up risk ‘much higher’: Taiwan’s former unofficial US envoy
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Historian on why we aren’t heading towards WWIII yet and how wars have changed
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China’s evolving role in Middle East conflicts, according to an academic
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This economist says China’s property oversupply is far from over. Here’s why
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Ex-World Bank economist on why ‘China will not be misled’, dodging Japan’s fate
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Arthur Kroeber: why China decoupling is unlikely, and talk of reform incomplete
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South China Sea flare-up risk ‘much higher’: Taiwan’s former unofficial US envoy
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