‘My boss’ name is Baby’: daily grind made worse for Hong Kong worker grossed out by cringey English name of his manager
The post, published in mid-January this year, attracted dozens of comments from curious online observers, most of them found the…
Reopening a fillip to global economic recovery
Author: Zhongmei Wang, Shanghai Institute for International Studies According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics of China, China’s…
Banking shock after SVB collapse complicates Federal Reserve’s inflation fight
The pace of inflation is easing as many of the supply-induced pressures have faded and consumer demand and spending habits…
A strong middle class is the backbone of Indonesia’s economy
Authors: Dwinanda Ardhi Swasono, KCL and Nopriyanto Hady Suhanda, University of Bristol The Indonesian Finance Minister, Sri Mulyani Indrawati, believes…
Foreign policy of an anxious adolescent superpower
Author: William H Overholt, Harvard Kennedy School China’s incredibly successful economic development brings two predicaments, one domestic and one foreign.…
The fight with industry over tobacco controls in Australia
Author: Michelle I Jongenelis, The University of Melbourne In November 2022, Australia’s Minister for Health Mark Butler announced plans to…
What to know about Australia’s Aukus subs and why it’s causing anxiety in Asia
From left: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, US President Joe Biden, and UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak leave after a…
South Korea’s nuclear U-turn threatens its green energy transition
Authors: Sun Ryung Park and Charlotte Bull, UBC In January 2023, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeol reaffirmed his willingness to…
Vietnam hedges its bets on the BRI
Authors: Viet Dung Trinh, University of Queensland and Huy Hai Do, Hanoi University The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched…
Can India’s lithium reserves secure its energy independence?
Author: Monika Chaudhary, IIHMR University In February 2023, India’s government announced that the Geological Survey of India found around 5.9…