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

Indonesia’s mandate for 50 per cent biodiesel decreases reliance on oil imports, but risks making food scarcer, subsidies heavier and forests more vulnerable.

Dr. Samir Bhattacharya is Associate Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, New Delhi. He focuses on geopolitics, particularly Africa in the changing global order. He has a PhD in International ...

Vietnam should avoid letting its growth targets become an overriding objective that compels the financial system to ...

Beijing’s debt swaps have eased the pressure on local governments, but only deeper fiscal reform can stop China’s property ...

On the back of its semiconductor boom tax windfall, Seoul could lay the groundwork for productive investment across the economy, but only if its new fund backs smaller firms and comes with measurable ...

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

ASEAN+3 has built the plumbing for a regional bond market but not the legal certainty investors need to use it.

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

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

The election of South Korean President Lee Jae-myung's favoured candidate as leader of the Democratic Party creates ...

Trade protectionism overseas and short-term fiscal policies at home will not lead to a structural rebalancing of the Chinese ...