China’s latest virtual currency notice signals a sharper response to the rapid expansion of US stablecoin regulation, bringing offshore RMB stablecoins and tokens linked to real-world assets under ...

Many scholars have converged on a dual track approach to critical minerals that separates strategy according to green and security-based end uses. Yet this distinction is arbitrary, as materials are ...

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Southeast Asia faces a growing exposure to novel interacting risks that drive inflation and financial instability. Under the Philippines’ leadership as 2026 ASEAN chair, there is an opportunity to ...

President Sadyr Japarov’s sudden dismissal of his long-time political partner, Kamchybek Tashiev, has upended Kyrgyzstan’s balance of power. The duo had led the country since the 2020 Kyrgyz ...

When former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in February 2026, the question was not only whether he would face trial. It was whether ...

Indonesia's trade agreement with the United States, signed in February 2026, contains provisions that might significantly constrain Jakarta's economic and digital engagement with China, revealing the ...

Japan's energy transition is increasingly built around hydrogen and ammonia technologies, despite these fuels being forecast to play only a minor role in its energy mix. This commitment reflects the ...

The 2026 Middle East conflict has exposed Asia’s acute vulnerability to disrupted oil and LNG flows through the Strait of Hormuz, driving price spikes and pushing countries to seek greater energy ...

China is broadening its AI strategy from a focus on artificial general intelligence to an ‘AI+’ model centred on industrial deployment, with embodied intelligence positioned as a driver of economic ...