[Analytics] Can medical cannabis in Thailand balance profits and patients?
For the past four years, the Thai government has been making legislative reforms to build…
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Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] Are presidential elections putting Mongolian democracy in peril?
On June 9, presidential elections will take place in Mongolia for the eighth time since…
[Analytics] Bangladesh has shown courage against Chinese bullying
Following the statement, read threat, by the Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh that Beijing-Dhaka ties would…
[Analytics] Will Brunei’s time at the helm of ASEAN be defined by the Myanmar crisis?
As this year’s ASEAN chair, Brunei Darussalam finds itself operating in an increasingly precarious and…
[Analytics] Will India goes under nationwide lockdown?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is under increasing pressure to impose a nationwide lockdown as…
[Analytics] China-US tensions move to space as rocket debris heads for Earth
Finger-pointing over the growing problem of space junk is only going to get worse as…
[Analytics] Why the Taiwan Covid model works
The threat that emerging infectious diseases pose to global health and economy never ceases. As…
[Analytics] Why are Australian officials hinting at war with China?
For a country with a much smaller military and no nuclear weapons, Australia is suddenly…
[Analytics] How a Cambodian national park is being sold down the river
Botum Sakor National Park in southern Cambodia has lost at least 30,000 hectares of forest…
[Analytics] China’s debt-trap diplomacy
American statesman John Adams, who served as president from 1797 to 1801, famously said, “There…
[Analytics] Building resilient, sustainable and secure cities for a post-COVID-19 world
Around 55 per cent of the world’s population live in cities and by 2050 this…
[Analytics] How India’s PM could have prevented India’s devastating Covid-19 crisis
On April 17, ahead of a state election, a maskless Prime Minister Narendra Modi boasted…
[Analytics] A clear agenda to save the WTO
The fate of the World Trade Organization (WTO) hangs in the balance after four years…
[Analytics] How South Korea became the home of ‘noir’ film
Critics have called it the best Korean gangster film ever made. But few people outside…
[Analytics] How Asia can lead a recovery in post-Covid-19 era
BOAO, Hainan, April 21 (Xinhua) — The global spotlight is once again on Boao, with…