Asian Development Bank Trims 2026 Growth Forecast to 5% as El Nino and Middle East Tensions Cloud Outlook
Seoul and Tokyo Lean on a Two-Decade-Old Currency Safety Net as the Won Slides
Central Asia's Middle Corridor Gains Ground as Shippers Route Around Russia
Business Etiquette Across Asia: A Practical Guide for Visiting Professionals
Bangladesh's US Trade Deal Moves From Tariff Bargain to Strategic Courtship as LDC Deadline Nears
China's Return to Russian Crude Squeezes India's Refiners as Asia's Oil Market Tightens
Vietnam's Container Ports See Record Volumes as Manufacturers Diversify Beyond China
India's Chip Push Moves From Announcements to Factory Floors Ahead of SEMICON India 2026
Laos's New Mekong Bridges Are Breaking Trade Records While Its Debt Load Keeps Growing
Japan, South Korea and China Rewrite Labour Policy as Working-Age Populations Shrink
A Year After the Ceasefire, ASEAN Observers Return to the Cambodia-Thailand Border as Thailand Completes Its First Fence Section
Four Years In, RCEP's Tariff Schedule Is Still Being Phased Across Asia-Pacific
Japan and South Korea Push to Revive Trilateral Summit With China Amid Trade Friction With Washington
Philippines Opens 2026 ASEAN Chairmanship With Renewed Push on South China Sea Code of Conduct
Vietnam's Manufacturing Base Keeps Expanding as Firms Diversify Supply Chains Away From China
China Expands Coast Guard Patrols East of Taiwan, Drawing Joint Warning From Allies
India, EU Move Closer to Free Trade Deal as Auto Tariffs and Dairy Access Remain Unresolved
Singapore's Central Bank Tightens Policy for Second Time in Three Months, Defying Analyst Expectations
China Expels Politburo Member Ma Xingrui, Third Purge Since 2025, Months Before Xi's APEC Summit in Shenzhen
ASEAN's Cross-Border QR Payment Network Expands as Project Nexus Approaches 2026 Rollout
Monsoon Season Puts Asia's Aging Urban Flood Defenses to the Test
South Korea's Shipyards Push Ahead on a $150 Billion US Pledge, One Delayed Vessel at a Time
China's Rare Earth Licensing Squeeze Is Reshaping Asia's Electronics and EV Supply Chains
Japan and South Korea Brace for August 1 US Tariff Deadline After July's Partial Reset
Thailand's Stalled Tariff Talks Expose the Fault Line Running Through Southeast Asia's July
Vietnam, India and Indonesia Pull Further Ahead as Manufacturers Execute China+1 Strategy
Asia's Central Banks Recalibrate as Washington's Tariff Reset Hits in July
Bank of Japan Holds Rates as Asian Central Banks Diverge on Inflation Path
Why Rice Export Rules Decide So Much About Asia's Food Security
Chip Packaging Spending Shifts Toward Southeast Asia and India as Mid-2026 Investment Wave Builds
Asia's Airlines Are Ordering Faster Than Boeing and Airbus Can Deliver
Southeast Asia's Power Grids Strain as June Heatwave Drives Record Cooling Demand
ASEAN Moves Toward a Single Tourist Visa as Six Nations Sign Pilot Framework in Bangkok
Asia's Second-Tier Cities Are Building the Continent's Next Metro Networks
Asia's Inflation Cools in Mid-2026, Opening the Door to Rate Cuts Across the Region
Asian Development Bank Lifts 2026 Regional Growth Forecast to 5.0% as Domestic Demand Offsets Export Drag
Asia's Labour Migration Corridors: Who Moves, Who Pays, and How the Money Flows Back
The Mekong's Water Politics: How Upstream Dams Are Rewriting Relations Across Southeast Asia
Asia's quiet shift to local-currency trade: what de-dollarisation really means in 2026
Asia weekly briefing 24 May 2026: Tokyo AI rules, Singapore housing review, Philippines maritime tension and the slow IKN relocation
Philippines and Australia Sign 25-Year Defence Status Agreement in Canberra
ASEAN-Japan Maritime Patrol Pact Signed in Tokyo: A Quiet Shift in Southeast Asian Security Architecture
ASEAN Summit Jakarta May 2026: The Three Decisions That Will Quietly Reshape East Asian Trade for a Decade
India and Japan Sign Landmark Defence Industrial Pact Covering Submarines, Radars and Munitions
Indonesia Launches Asia's First Critical Minerals Exchange in Jakarta
Indonesia Launches Asia's First Critical Minerals Exchange in Jakarta
Japan and South Korea Launch Joint Semiconductor Materials Reserve to Counter Supply Disruption Risks
Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines Sign Trilateral Maritime Cooperation Pact in Manila Summit
