COP28: ostracising Big Oil and polluters won’t deliver action on climate change
The UAE Minister of State and CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber, speaks to the…
China’s unprepared reopening
Authors: Siyu Qian, China and Li Mingjiang, RSIS China has had a rollercoaster experience in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic…
Vietnam needs a green bond legal framework
Author: Hanh Minh Duong, Georgetown University As the need for climate action has intensified, green finance has become a popular…
‘Call your 2 husbands to dinner’: woman in China wins admiration after video shows spouse and ex getting on like brothers at joint family gathering
Later, when the meal was ready and the dishes were on the table, her mother walked out of her bedroom…
US Indo-Pacific policy prioritises security over economics
Author: Claude Barfield, American Enterprise Institute Under President Joe Biden, the United States has stepped up its campaign to build…
China approves blockchain research centre in Beijing, aiming to make breakthroughs while maintaining cryptocurrency ban
Over the past several years, China has offered greater support to blockchain development while also intensifying a crackdown on cryptocurrencies,…
Lifting the veil on India’s invisible migrant workers
Author: Shareen Joshi, Georgetown University Ninety per cent of Indian workers earn their livelihoods in the informal sector, lacking job…
Hong Kong police rescue Thai women locked in flat for refusing to be sex workers after being lured to city with bogus job offers
After accepting the job offers, the pair flew to the city from Thailand on Tuesday night. They were picked up…
US clout in Southeast Asia grows even as China still viewed as most influential: survey
On the same question of who they thought was the most influential power in the region, 31.9 per cent of…
CBAM creates key opportunity for Indonesia
Authors: Novia Xu and Nadya Daulay, CSIS The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is the manifestation of the European Union’s…