China provides launched its third aircraft carrier, furthermore its largest and many technologically advanced. This may alter the balance of power in the South China Sea, says defence writer Mike Yeo.Continue Reading
Japan’s present border rules to get foreign tourists are among the most restrictive in Asia. But Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s COVID-19 policy response and slower reopening have earned public support, say researchers.Continue Reading
The tiny Indian Sea nation is grappling with inflation, as well as fuel shortages and debt. Sri Lankans blame the country’s political elite, states a professor.Continue Reading
The former Japan primary minister transformed “Indo-Pacific” from a catchphrase into an aspiration, defining a security and economic architecture for the region and beyond, says Bloomberg’s Mihir Sharma.Continue Reading
A hyper-competitive job market after years of intensive study, combined with continuing COVID-19 restrictions, is driving young people to “lie flat” or consider leaving to find a brighter long term elsewhere, says the sociologist.Continue Reading
A strike by unionised truckers for wage security among rising fuel costs might have threatened its export-driven economy, but President Yoon Suk-yeol’s vision of cutting corporate taxes among record inflation will be causing unhappiness, states journalist Steven Borowiec.Continue Reading