As risk migrates towards non-bank finance and sovereign debt rises, the Asian financial crisis offers institutional lessons ...

India’s youth protests forced an education minister to resign and introduced a generation of first-time protesters to the ...

National rules and standards, not consensus-based global governance, are what is reshaping plastic supply chains in Asia.

By treating LGBTQ+ discrimination as a matter of public awareness rather than legal protection, Japan’s new basic plan sidesteps the reforms its minorities need most.

The United States and China emphasise the economic and strategic stakes of the race for a long-term lunar presence, but ...

Japan’s immigration crackdown under Takaichi may look hawkish, but it is just the latest chapter in a process of policy ...

Japan–India ties will deepen only if summit agreements translate into stronger trade, technology and people-to-people ...

Hong Kong leads the world in cross-border wealth, but without moves to boost productive sectors and transparency, Beijing’s ...

Takaichi’s administration looks politically invincible, but in a broken opposition and a changing economic environment, its ...

In July 2026, Japan enacted a law that realised decades of efforts to designate a second capital city, driven by concerns ...

Deeper structural factors such as demographics and state-dominated financing play a vital role in China’s current account ...

Comparative analysis suggests narratives about the Belt and Road Initiative’s pro-authoritarian effects abroad are overly ...