February 2023

The hyper-competitive international production chains that have long characterized Asia's economies now face a significant political recalibration.

It made headlines when Baimadajie Angwang was accused of feeding information about Tibetan refugees to Beijing. But the charges were quietly dropped.

North Korea celebrated the 75th anniversary of the KPA’s founding through a military parade.

Joseph D'Cruz, the head of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), believes that Brussels' new rules could have a "human, social and developmental cost."

Sea level rises are often spoken about as a potential future impact of climate change. But on the Indonesian island of Java, they are already threatening millions.

In centralizing power to fight graft, Nguyen Phu Trong has created a system in which corruption has an even greater chance of flourishing once he’s gone.

The trip will focus on strengthening longstanding economic relations and expanding the two nations' more recent cooperation on defense and security matters.

Recent procurements have revived long-standing questions about poor communication and wasteful spending.

The Southeast Asian regional bloc has ample experience in dealing with more powerful outside states – if only it can manage to draw on it.

Pakistan is strengthening  its controversial anti-blasphemy laws – with potentially deadly results for religious minority groups.

Beijing continues to face significant uncertainties at home and abroad, as the recent “Balloon-gate” saga demonstrates.

Social media has been abuzz with Bangladeshis opposing the making of “Faraaz,” mostly averring that it is Bangladesh’s story to tell.