ASEAN economic integration under Cambodia’s chairmanship
Author: Stepan Golovin, Institute of World Economy and International Relations The economic component of Cambodia’s ASEAN chairmanship in 2022 was…
In 2022, Chinese scientists reached new heights, depths and frontiers in pursuit of discovery and understanding
Qianshi, launched by Baidu tech giant in August, was among China’s tech achievements in 2022. The quantum computer can be…
US judge orders toughest prison sentence so far in plot to kidnap Michigan governor
“Croft and others intended to kidnap Governor Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation cottage near Elk Rapids, Michigan, and use the…
More than meets the eye in Gulf–Indonesia ties
Author: Gyorgy Busztin, NUS The G20 summit has symbolically elevated Indonesia’s status in the Asia Pacific region. Bali 2022 confirmed…
The past year’s crisis will weigh on Sri Lanka for years to come
Author: Neil DeVotta, Wake Forest University Economically, 2022 will rank as Sri Lanka’s worst year ever. The immediate reason for…
Philippines hunts for dozens still missing from weekend weather disaster that killed at least 25
More than 80,000 people in the country were forced to shelter in evacuation centres by rains, floods and landslides over…
Timor-Leste’s track back to normality
Author: Rui Graça Feijó, University of Coimbra In the past few years, everyday life in Timor-Leste has been disrupted by…
Revisiting Japan’s comprehensive security strategy
Author: Tomohiko Satake, NIDS Economic security, or keizai anpo, dominates the current Japanese strategic debate. Since 2019, the Japanese government…
Terminating tobacco troubles in Malaysia
Authors: Gan Shiz Yee, Muhamad Hairul Nizam bin Abd Hamid and Farizah Mohd Hairi, University of Malaya Malaysia has implemented…
South Korea ends ban on full-body sex dolls, imports allowed as private matter
South Korean lawmaker Lee Yong-ju, who brought a sex doll, speaks during a parliamentary inspection at the National Assembly in…