Region
East Asia
Taiwan Braces for Economic Impact of Global Coronavirus Outbreak
By Nick Aspinwall
Taiwan’s tourism and aviation industries are struggling, but most sectors have withstood heavy damage and the government has planned a $2 billion bailout.
South Korea Grapples With Mask Shortage Amid COVID-19 Outbreak
By Tae-jun Kang
The government is taking steps to further control the supply and distribution of masks, but is it too little, too late?
Huawei Doubles Down on Europe With New Factory
By Eleanor Albert
The France-based plant will be the company's first manufacturing plant outside of China.
US Charges 2 Chinese Nationals Over Alleged Cryptocurrency Laundering for North Korea
By Ankit Panda
The two Chinese nationals face money laundering charges.
A Cold War Movie’s (Wrong) Lessons About US-China Competition
By Steven Stashwick
The Hunt for Red October's strategic errors are mirrored in U.S. assumptions about China.
Japan Commissions First Soryu-Class Attack Sub Fitted With Lithium-Ion Batteries
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The Japan Maritime Self Defense Force’s latest diesel-electric attack submarine was commissioned on March 5.
Can Brazil and South Korea Become Major Warplane Exporters?
By Robert Farley
Both Seoul and Brasilia faced different challenges and opportunities.
What Their Ever-Changing ‘Consultations’ Tell Us About China-Russia Relations
By Sunjae Kim and Taeho Kim
The vice-ministerial talks touch on THAAD, the Korean Peninsula, and (implicitly) soft balancing.
Coronavirus: The Economic Costs for North Korea
By Troy Stangarone
The outbreak, and Pyongyang’s response, will seriously strain the North Korean economy.
Amid Coronavirus Crisis, Japan Postpones Long-Awaited Visit From China’s Xi
By Shannon Tiezzi
The visit had been envisioned as a high-water mark for newly repaired relations. Now it may not happen in 2020 at all.
Singapore Beats China in UN IP Leadership Contest
By Associated Press
Daren Tang won a crucial nomination to become the next director-general of the World Intellectual Property Organization over China's Wang Binyang.
What’s in the New China Military Presence Fears in the Philippines?
By Prashanth Parameswaran
Recent concerns of thousands of Chinese military personnel infiltrating the country are just one manifestation of the growing fears of Beijing’s influence in the Philippines and alleged government complicity.