Reclaiming ASEAN’s comprehensive and cooperative security
Author: Mely Caballero-Anthony, NTU Against a backdrop of heightening competition between the United States and China, Southeast Asia has come…
‘I am really sorry to be leaving’: Giro d’Italia favourite pulls out of race after reclaiming pink jersey
Giro d’Italia leader and favourite Remco Evenepoel had to withdraw from the race on Sunday after testing positive for coronavirus.…
Administrative hurdles for Nepal’s Integrated Social Registry
Author: Subas P Dhakal, University of New England Governments worldwide have used Social Protection Programmes (SPPs) to strategically assist marginalised…
Beijing is committed to opening up its economy in 2023
Author: Xirui Li, NTU The private sector and foreign investors have become increasingly sceptical about doing business in China since…
Restarting search and rescue cooperation in the South China Sea
Author: Gilang Kembara, CSIS Indonesia China’s easing of COVID-19 countermeasures in December 2022 spurred the resumption of several economic and…
India’s free food policy dilemma
Authors: Debashis Chakraborty, IIFT and Ripudaman Bhardwaj, RIS The COVID-19 pandemic caused not only a health crisis but an even…
China’s gender policies after zero-COVID
Author: Chen Chen, US Council on Foreign Relations In November 2022 a female undergraduate stood outside a cafeteria at Tsinghua…
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…
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…
The changing face of Chinese governance
Author: Ryan Manuel, Bilby Chinese President Xi Jinping had only just launched his third term in power when questions about…