Vietnam makes a model recovery from COVID-19
Author: Edmund Malesky, Duke University Vietnam’s policymakers can congratulate themselves on a stellar economic performance in 2022. The country will…
French serial killer Charles Sobhraj lands in Paris after release from Nepal jail
Sobhraj, responsible for multiple murders in the 1970s across Asia, was taken by border police for ‘identity checks’ after arriving…
Chinese illicit influence scandals in Thailand
Author: Greg Raymond, ANU Two scandals converged in November 2022 in Thailand, forming a perfect storm that threatens the government…
China turns to online help as Covid outbreaks swamp health facilities
As surging Covid infections strain China’s health system, hospitals and “medical solutions providers” offering internet consultations have been swamped with…
Beijing, Washington and the art of chip war
Authors: Robyn Klingler-Vidra, KCL and Yu-Ching Kuo, Kaohsiung US and Chinese policymakers are inflicting incisive blows on each other. The…
Hong Kong court quashes inquest finding of unlawful killing by police officer in decade-old case, orders new one
Taxi driver was lifted off ground in chokehold while in handcuffs and died after complications from injuries sustained during the…
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi sees departure of three senior executives at year’s end as firm pushes new round of job cuts
Wang Xiang, group president at Xiaomi Corp, leads a product launch at MWC Barcelona in Spain on February 24, 2019.…
Interpreting China’s policy directions beyond the CCP’s rhetoric
Author: Fengming Lu, ANU The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s congresses often represent important historical milestones, yet they are highly performative.…
French serial killer ‘The Serpent’ freed from Nepal prison after serving 75 per cent sentence
Court ordered Charles Sobhraj’s release because of poor health, good behaviour and having served most of his 20-year sentence –…
Japan steps closer to global military power
Author: Thomas Wilkins, University of Sydney Realist international relations scholars predicted that after the Cold War Japan would revert to…