Topic
Economy

February 16, 2022
Can Japan’s ‘New Capitalism’ Help Its Workers?
By Ulv Hanssen
Breaking with neoliberalism will require a resolve to confront capital and political opponents. Does Kishida have what it takes?

February 15, 2022
China’s Financial Standardization Plan Does Not Reduce Funding Barriers
By Sara Hsu
While the plan is useful in continuing to regulate China’s growing financial landscape, it does nothing to alter China’s trajectory of channeling funds to the state sector.

February 15, 2022
Afghanistan Under the Taliban: Tense Present, Bleak Future
By Kathy Gannon
Six months after the Taliban returned to power, Afghans are safer, poorer, and less hopeful.

February 15, 2022
Japan’s Kirin to Finalize Withdrawal From Myanmar
By Sebastian Strangio
After a year of failed negotiations with its military-linked joint venture partner, the Japanese beverage maker has become the latest foreign firm to exit the country.

February 15, 2022
Gojek and Foxconn Enter Indonesia’s Electric Vehicle Race
By James Guild
In the race to become the region's EV powerhouse, Southeast Asian nations are seeking the involvement of state companies with a strong stake in fossil fuels.

February 11, 2022
The China Factor in Indonesia’s New Capital City Plan
By Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat and Yeta Purnama
China’s economic influence in Indonesia will translate into a prominent role in the development of the new capital.

February 11, 2022
Learning From South Korea’s Fight Against Inflation
By Yong Kwon
One lesson from South Korea’s battle against runaway inflation in the 1980s: The importance of public communication.

February 10, 2022
Philippines Fully Opens to Foreign Visitors After Nearly 2 Years
By Sebastian Strangio
The move, which follows a sudden easing of COVID-19 infections, will deliver a much-needed jolt to the nation's tourism industry.

February 09, 2022
Breaking the Internet: China-US Competition Over Technology Standards
By Joshua Park
High-tech middle powers like Japan and South Korea will be crucial to avoiding a “splinternet.”

February 09, 2022
Indonesian Capital Plan Throws China-Backed Rail Link Into Disarray
By Sebastian Strangio
The Chinese-Indonesian consortium building the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Rail line says that projected demand has fallen by nearly half.

February 09, 2022
Pulling the Plug in Myanmar
By Sribala Subramanian
A coup and an energy transition break up two longstanding partnerships in the country’s oil and gas sector.

February 08, 2022
Japan’s Infrastructure Investment in Northeast India
By Rupakjyoti Borah
Japan has invested around $2 billion in improving infrastructure in India's Northeast, which Tokyo sees as a crucial part of its own Free and Open Indo-Pacific Vision.
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