Does the China factor still matter to Taiwanese voters?
Author: Hsien-Ming Lin, National Open University After a competitive election campaign lasting nearly half a year, the 2022 Taiwanese local…
Great power competition has shifted in the United States’ favour
Author: Ryan Hass, Brookings Institution At the start of 2022, China’s economy appeared strong, Beijing seemed to have contained the…
Drone advances in Ukraine could bring dawn of killer robots
The drawn-out conflict has accelerated a trend towards autonomous fighting machines that will select and attack targets without human aid,…
China’s authoritarian rule brings short-term gains but long-term pains to its climate policy
Author: Hao Tan, University of Newcastle At the recent 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), Chinese President…
Hong Kong customs officers seize almost HK$1 million in painkillers and other Covid-19 supplies in border sting operation
Five truck drivers arrested after customs mount six day operation targeting three border crossings.
Ukraine: Moscow mulling more drones, says Zelensky, after rocket attack ‘kills 63 Russians’
Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to be exploring ways to regain momentum.
British visitors, pilot among 4 killed in Australia helicopter crash
The deceased 57-year-old woman and 65-year-old man from Britain, a married couple, had been on holiday in Queensland; the pilot,…
Trade and investment remain Vietnam’s economic saviours
Author: David Dapice, Harvard University After two years curtailed by COVID-19 and marked by GDP growth of between 2 per…
RCEP benefits extend beyond economic cooperation
Author: Iman Pambagyo, Jakarta Considered one of the world’s largest regional free trade agreements, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)…
Fury in Russia as scores of troops killed in one of Ukraine war’s deadliest strikes
Russia said more than 60 soldiers were killed in a Ukrainian strike on Russian-controlled territory in a New Year assault,…