[Analytics] China’s real estate sector goes south
Chinese real estate developers are desperate to recover from the prolonged lockdowns driven by China’s…
Analytics
Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] How the Middle East is developing a taste for K-pop
K-pop seems to be unstoppable. For a long time, only the Middle East seemed to…
[Analytics] In search of a new identity for SCO
Uzbekistan chaired the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai…
[Analytics] Can regionalism contain geopolitical competition in the South Pacific?
Name the region: a group of internally diverse states, lying across strategically significant maritime passages,…
[Analytics] Indonesia won’t go with the flow on data
Cross-border data flows have been a priority on the G20 agenda since 2019. This year…
[Analytics] RCEP shows that open regionalism still calls the shots
Whether fully intended or not, Australian trade policy is embracing a theatrical element that serves…
[Analytics] Indonesia’s financial sector needs more consumer protection
In line with the Indonesian government’s goal to build a strong financial sector, the Indonesian…
[Analytics] Sri Lanka’s struggle to bring down the Rajapaksas
When Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa banned chemical fertiliser, insecticides and herbicides in May 2021,…
[Analytics] The costs of carving up Papua
Policymakers in Jakarta are forging ahead with a plan to divide Papua into four provinces…
[Analytics] Will post-pandemic world change fate of cinema, streaming services?
During the life-changing COVID-19 pandemic, Lee Eun-hee, a 42-year-old office worker in Seoul, has created…
[Analytics] Hong Kong leans into Chinese-style governance reform
A month ahead of the 2022 Hong Kong Chief Executive election, former chief secretary John…
[Analytics] India-Australia trade agreement doesn’t signal India’s return to RCEP
The much-awaited Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) between Australia and India was signed on…