Hun Sen closes in on independent media in Cambodia
Author: Will Brehm, UCL Cambodia will hold general elections on 23 July 2023. That means it is once again time…
‘No limits’ friendship: a visual guide to China-Russia relations
Russia and China have built stronger ties in recent decades, supporting each other on various global issues as they seek…
Disinformation and democratic resilience in Taiwan
Author: Sheryn Lee, SDU Since 2000, Taiwan has been a top target of misinformation campaigns largely propagated by the Chinese…
China’s yuan needs ‘bold breakthroughs’ to make inroads as an international currency: economist
To avoid being financially strangled, China’s policymakers have accelerated the pace of diversifying its forex assets now dominated in the…
The Widodo family: Indonesia’s newest political dynasty?
Author: Jemma Purdey, Australia-Indonesia Centre As the first Indonesian president in the post-Reformasi era not from the political, military or…
Hong Kong road rage video showing man clinging to reversing taxi goes viral
In the video, the man does not return to the pavement and instead stands in front of the taxi to…
For some, TikTok is a path to riches and the American dream. With a ban, it could all disappear
The Biden administration has recently increased efforts to force a sale of TikTok by its owner ByteDance, which is a…
Japan and South Korea’s rapprochement still begs questions
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Japan–South Korea relations have been on a rocky road for far too long. While both countries…
Sadly, Hong Kong is just collateral damage in the US economic war against China
Gregory May, US consul general for Hong Kong and Macau, said in a video address for the Centre for Strategic…
Can the South Korea–Japan rapprochement stick?
Author: Daniel Sneider, Stanford University The Tokyo summit that brought together South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister…