Expert views, founder stories and sharp analysis decoding the forces shaping Asia.
The AI rally has put Asian chipmakers at the center of a trillion-dollar boom, but the region's retail investors now face risks their counterparts never shouldered during the dot-com era.
After three years of insatiable demand, the hyperscaler buildout has entered a new phase where pricing power, not appetite, dictates the tempo of investment.
Only Singapore and Brunei have reached high-income status as growth slows and structural reforms face political resistance across the region
President Marcos proposes raising the tax-free income threshold to ₱350,000, but the real challenge lies in balancing relief with fiscal sustainability and stronger enforcement.
As the US Space Force consolidates satellite production around SpaceX, the real opportunity for Asian suppliers shifts to components and ground terminals
Perry Warjiyo's abrupt departure from Bank Indonesia triggered market tremors not because of one man, but because investors suddenly questioned decades of institutional trust.
Nam Long Group (HOSE: NLG), one of Vietnam’s longest-established listed property developers, has appointed Ms. Nguyen Thanh Huong as Acting Group Chief Executive Officer, effective 28 July 2026. The move places a career capital-markets and investment specialist (the executive credited with driving the group’s international partnerships, including with Japanese investors) at the head of a developer entering a new phase of its 2030 strategy. For a market where access to capital increasingly separates the developers who build from those who wait, the choice of leader is itself a signal.
GIC's falling metrics signal a deeper question: can steady discipline survive in an era that rewards speed and risk?
Forecasters confuse spot prices with futures, gross disruption with net deficit, and temporary cushions with lasting supply - leaving markets blind to the real risk.
Washington weighs response as Moonshot's Kimi K3 sparks debate over distillation, export controls, and competition in artificial intelligence
With nearly $40 billion stolen annually through regional scam networks, baseline global standards are failing. The Philippines and Thailand show a better path forward through shared liability and proactive prevention.
The archipelago's economic future hinges on building accountable institutions that convert strategic priorities into productive assets, not merely expanding government payrolls or chasing investment flows.
As Brussels races to diversify away from Beijing and navigate Eurasian instability, Islamabad offers an underappreciated corridor for energy, logistics, and geopolitical leverage.
Overseas Filipino workers face mounting debt, family separation, and emotional strain long before their plane takes off. Financial preparation at home can mean the difference between survival and stability abroad.
Hanoi's push for 10 percent expansion collides with inflation risk and an ageing population, testing whether the country can leap to high-income status without repeating past credit booms.
Vitasoy's third generation is building governance structures that preserve entrepreneurial spirit while preparing heirs scattered across continents for stewardship of a growing charitable mandate.
Building a regional power grid isn't just infrastructure policy. It's the foundation for economic security in an era where renewable electrons matter as much as trade routes once did.
The region's factories are absorbing Chinese machinery and investment faster than they are losing ground, but dependency risks loom large.
A larger Ho Chi Minh City office, a Vietnam-based team that has more than doubled, and new agreements with two of the country’s biggest hospitality groups: Trip.com Group’s latest moves in Vietnam arrive just as the country posts a record 21.2 million international arrivals. For travel businesses across Asia, the expansion is more than a company milestone: it is a case study in how global platforms are positioning themselves around one of the region’s fastest-moving markets.
Tokyo may adjust the rules, but the structural forces driving change across Japanese boardrooms remain locked in place
The World Bank's July 1 reclassification marks the country's first income bracket upgrade since 1987, but economists warn the milestone masks persistent wage stagnation and looming aid cuts.
