APEC’s ambitions met with challenges in 2022
Author: Rebecca Sta Maria, APEC The start of 2022 held much promise for APEC economies. The pandemic seemed under control.…
Vietnam’s economy shows signs of revival
Author: Suiwah Leung, ANU In 2022, the geopolitical tensions caused by the war in Ukraine, slowing growth in the Chinese…
Dealing with China’s polycrisis
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Those paying attention to the World Economic Forum in Davos will doubtless have heard the latest…
Weak domestic demand now threatens China’s growth potential
Author: Yang Yao, PKU Forecasts for China’s economic growth in 2023 diverge widely. While international organisations and China watchers abroad…
Russia and the US add to South Korea’s economic challenges
Author: Troy Stangarone, Korea Economic Institute of America In May 2022, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was elected on a…
New PNG government goes for gold
Author: Ronald May, ANU 2022 was an election year in Papua New Guinea (PNG), so electoral politics dominated much of…
Mongolian government under pressure as its foreign policy options are squeezed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Author: Julian Dierkes, UBC Mongolia’s domestic party politics, international relations and economy faced challenges in 2022. The Mongolian People’s Party…
North Korea goes back to its roots and into 2023
Author: Benjamin Katzeff Silberstein, Swedish Institute for Foreign Affairs At the beginning of 2022, North Korea’s strategic position looked bleak.…
Myanmar plunges deeper into economic crisis
Author: Soe Nandar Linn, Yangon After nearly two years of military rule, Myanmar remains trapped in conflict, facing increasing political…
Asia’s response to US trashing of the rules-based international trading system
Author: Editorial Board, ANU The end of 2022 left no doubt that the Biden administration in Washington had joined its…