The ABCs of China’s GDI
Author: Deborah Brautigam, John Hopkins University In 1949, former US president Harry Truman launched the first US global aid program,…
How Beijing’s circular economy policy is driving recycling in carbon-intensive sectors
A worker sorts plastic bottles for recycling on the outskirt of Beijing. The recycling of steel, aluminium, plastic and paper,…
Electoral gerrymandering in Kashmir another risk to stability
Author: Roshni Kapur, Singapore Changes to electoral rules in Jammu and Kashmir, including the potential addition of 2.5 million new…
‘The Serpent’: French serial killer Charles Sobhraj to leave Nepal prison a year before completing 20-year sentence
Sobhraj, 78, is believed to have killed at least 20 people in Afghanistan, India, Thailand, Turkey, Nepal, Iran and Hong…
Enough fentanyl to kill every American: 379 million deadly doses seized in 2022
The highly-addictive, manufactured opioid is 50 times more potent than heroin, and a tiny amount can be fatal – most…
The PLA is becoming an army fit for today
Author: Sophie Wushuang Yi, King’s College London In his third term, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s priority is to accelerate China’s…
Adapting Asia Pacific tourism to a post-pandemic future
Authors: Jun Wen and Fangli Hu, Edith Cowan University and Danni Zheng, Fudan University The Asia Pacific tourism industry was…
Indonesia is missing out on income from modern services industries
Authors: Sulistiyo Ardiyono and Arianto Patunru, ANU Indonesia has placed a high bet on the manufacturing sector’s revival by enacting…
Revitalising Japan’s rice industry means targeting export markets
Author: Yusaku Yoshikawa, JIN Corporation Recent international incidents like the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war are forcing countries to…
Malaysia gets a second shot at democratisation under Anwar
Author: Liam Gammon, EABER A big question in the wake of Malaysia’s 2018 election was whether the country had embarked…