Expert views, founder stories and sharp analysis decoding the forces shaping Asia.
The US Treasury's unusual move to support the yen isn't just about alliance politics - it's about protecting American borrowing costs and postponing a reckoning both economies must face.
As automation accelerates, Asia's economies face a looming crisis not of unemployment but of demand - and the investment decisions being made today will determine who pays the price tomorrow.
Tokyo weighs new pathways for civil servants as it seeks to counter China's expanding footprint in international organizations
Coordinated currency support with Washington buys Tokyo breathing room, but without policy discipline the respite will be brief
Emerging markets have sound climate projects and the world has capital, but exchange rate risk creates a pricing barrier that keeps them apart
From Shenzhen's mathematical boot camps to Wall Street's trading floors, a cohort trained in China's pressure-cooker environment is reshaping how capital moves across borders.
The standoff between Volkswagen and Gotion reveals a structural shift in power dynamics as Chinese suppliers rewrite the rules of component procurement in the electric vehicle era
When Danantara joins the KSSK, does coordination cross into conflict of interest?
WAICO assembles 29 non-Western members in a bid to challenge democratic nations' AI governance and supply chains.
Beijing targets 60 trillion yuan in retail consumption as it attempts to shift the world's second-largest economy away from export dependency
Three leadership changes in under two months raise questions about governance as agency prepares to deliver meals to 90 million children
When scholars and activists must play watchdog, the question isn't why they stepped forward, but where the House of Representatives went silent.
China's factory-first model and India's services leap both delivered uneven results over the past decade, leaving developing nations without a clear template for prosperity.
Market volatility in tech stocks reveals a deeper question: how much of the AI boom rests on genuine productivity gains versus speculative momentum?
The challenge for Asia's wealthy families isn't just picking the next CEO - it's cultivating leaders who can honor legacy while steering toward relevance.
AI agents now plan, delegate, and operate computers autonomously at plummeting costs, yet the promised wave of workplace automation remains narrower than the hype suggests.
Frasers Hospitality has promoted Thuy Nguyen to General Manager, North Vietnam, effective 1 August 2026, a newly expanded remit she takes on while continuing to lead Fraser Suites Hanoi. The appointment places a Vietnamese hotelier at the helm of the Singapore group's fastest-growing cluster in the country, just months before its largest Vietnamese property opens its doors.
Bangkok's response to the Cambodia border conflict signals a broader recalibration of regional alliances across Southeast Asia
As Jakarta debates JHT tax rates, a deeper question emerges: why is the state taxing old-age security in a country where most workers lack formal protection?
Two KAIST professors are building tools for people innovation usually ignores, from assisted dressing to off-grid water purification
Lucio Co's rebranded water utility promises billions in repairs, but the arithmetic tells a different story than the press release
