Hong Kong’s Make-or-Break Moment
Table of Contents
Where does the international tribunal’s July 2016 award on the South China Sea disputes between the Philippines and China stand?
What went wrong? What lessons can we draw? And could it happen again?
“Those old enough to remember it do… those too young have no idea how bad things got.”
Two Chinese nationals kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan are being blamed for their own deaths in media reports.
The founder and chairman of prominent Chinese insurance conglomerate Anbang was detained in June.
Taiwan should resist the temptation to also play the game of offering aid for recognition.
How will African countries repay massive debts to China?
China’s pursuit of renewable energy will not be easy or quick.
Despite intensely polarized views, the bill was always sure to pass thanks to Japan’s one-sided politics.
Cosmetic surgery in South Korea is a national obsession and an international draw.
Japan’s prime minister isn’t nationalistic so much as realistic.
The THAAD dilemma reveals a deeper problem in South Korea: military influence over political decisions.
Thae Yong-ho explains why the Kim regime is so intent on developing missiles and nuclear weapons.
Serious attention to systemically improving educational outcomes in India is long overdue. Where to begin?
Kashmir remains a tinderbox. Will it ignite again this summer?
There’s ample room for cynicism, but Beijing may just be able to pull Pakistan back to the table.
There are concerns that the secretive agreement will lead to unsustainable debt for Pakistan while China reaps the benefits.
Was a raid on NDTV’s offices in June politically motivated?
The world’s largest archipelagic state is pursuing serious policies in the maritime realm.
Serious questions remain about Duterte’s declaration of martial law and what’s next.
The Thai government has shown little interest in confronting the growing violence in the south.
An ongoing family feud erupted this week in the city-state.
The problem continues to haunt the grouping 50 years on.
Tajikistan is the president’s personal kingdom.
After centralizing privately-held pensions into an agency run by the Central Bank, Astana made a few questionable investments.
Kyrgyzstan is dependent on foreign aid, which also impacts its internal political rivalries.
In the latest sign of an economic crash, Turkmenistan threatens to cut a decades-old benefits system.
Rustam Azimov, once floated as a possible successor to Islam Karimov, seems to have been sidelined for good.
Lacking full sovereignty, the Islands’ leaders remain important voices on global environmental issues.
Archival documents show that Australia’s position on the South China Sea disputes has been consistent since the 1950s.
U.S. withdrawal from the Paris agreement is deeply concerning to leaders in the Pacific.
The constitutional change is aimed at avoiding religious unrest.
The task of reassuring U.S. partners and allies in Asia that "the Americans will do the right thing" may be close to impossible.
A brief history of U.S. Tibet policy — and how Trump just turned everything upside down.
A travel ban, besides being a rarity, would be hard to create and enforce.
Tokyo’s military capabilities in cyberspace remain in their infancy.
A more holistic framework is needed beyond some of the reactive approaches that have been proposed.
China hopes to create its own military-industrial complex, but it won’t be easy.
With fear of U.S. abandonment on the rise, Asian states are looking to increase cooperation with each other.
Online and on the radio, Narendra Modi has proven a clever media maven.
Beneath the strange restaurant gimmick are Thailand’s family planning and population policies.
The movie is also a promotional feature for One Belt, One Road.