China–Japan relations have entered their most troubled period since normalisation in 1972, driven less by temporary diplomatic friction than by deepening structural rivalry over Taiwan, military ...

China and Gulf states are increasingly partnering to deploy renewable energy projects across the Global South, combining Chinese manufacturing dominance with Gulf financial and diplomatic influence.

Support for Australia’s right-wing populist One Nation party has surged from 6.5 to 28 per cent in the 13 months since Labor’s May 2025 election win, with immigration concerns appearing to matter more ...

South Korea’s Yellow Envelope Law extends union rights to workers previously excluded from collective bargaining, including subcontractors and gig workers. But its impact is limited by case-by-case ...

US semiconductor export controls on China are both reducing China’s access to chipmaking equipment and changing the geography through which that access is organised. Several key parts of the ...

There appeared to be a moment of clarity in 2023 when the government of Timor-Leste recognised that it was facing a looming financial disaster and started to make preparations — however belated — to ...

The Philippines has lost an estimated 42.3–118.5 billion Philippine pesos (US$713 million–2 billion) a year from flood control corruption since 2023. The scale of illegal wealth accrued by contractors ...

The Mekong River is the lifeblood of countries in the Mekong region, but the past few years have seen water flows recurringly decline and processes of saltwater intrusion accelerating in the ...

In the past two decades, crime rates in Japan have steadily reduced, largely due to increased residential time during the COVID-19 pandemic. But recent high-profile cases, including the murder of ...

The Philippines reveals democracy's digital paradox. The Marcos administration, which rose to power through disinformation campaigns, now attempts to counter pro-Duterte disinformation networks using ...

Sri Lanka is increasingly caught in a geopolitical tug-of-war between India and China in the Indian Ocean as the two powers seek strategic and mineral resources. The standoff escalated when the ...

China’s economy registered a respectable GDP growth rate of 5.3 per cent in the first half of 2025. Despite US President Donald Trump’s tariff war, China’s exports grew by 7.3 per cent and contributed ...