[Analytics] Are we ready for an Asean travel balloon?
The new wave of Covid-19 infections has seen Malaysia close its borders to all but…
Analytics
Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] Halal meat scandal in Malaysia: Blockchain technology to the rescue?
The damning expose of the domestic halal meat industry revolving around systemic and institutional corruption…
[Analytics] Why N. Korea’s Mount Kumgang resort will be ‘envied by the world’
North Korea is not shy when it comes to hyperbole – its leaders are “supreme”,…
[Analytics] Denuclearizing N. Korea: Six options for Biden
You can be pretty certain that North Korea will carry out some type of military…
[Analytics] Understanding Malaysia’s careful stance on Uyghur Muslims
This fall, an exchange in the Malaysian parliament made explicit the country’s stance that it…
[Analytics] Taiwan’s planned submarine fleet and potential Chinese invasion
Taiwan has begun building a fleet of state-of-the-art submarines as it looks to further bolster…
[Analytics] Can Singapore be a major Covid-19 vaccine transshipment hub?
Transporting COVID-19 vaccines will boost cargo revenues for airlines and airports globally but this will…
[Analytics] Tech breakthroughs highlight Kazakhstan’s growing links with Southeast Asia
Kazakh scientists recently made a breakthrough by creating a 3D visualization tool that helps blind…
[Analytics] ASEAN in the driver’s seat in the South China Sea
On 6 May 2009, Malaysia and Vietnam jointly notified a submission to the UN Commission…
[Analytics] Glimmers of progress in stimulus negotiations as Trump’s election sideshow drags on
For the first time in months there were small signs of a functioning government Wednesday…
[Analytics] New Zealand’s roadmap to recovery
New Zealand managed to contain its second wave of COVID-19 and recent signs point to…
[Analytics] Even N. Korea and Kim Jong Un have found this an odd year
On Jan 1 this year, the Workers’ Party of Korea published a report on its…
[Analytics] Why some atolls of the Pacific Islands have been growing
Low-lying atolls in the Pacific Ocean have long been considered some of the most vulnerable…
[Analytics] How UK protesters are taking the spark of Black Lives Matter back to their hometowns
George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer in May sparked a…
[Analytics] So-called ‘Papuan problems’ and colonial myths
Each year on December 1st, Papuans commemorate the day on which the embryo of a…