[Analytics] Is it time to recalibrate the Korean won?
In 2019 South Korea ranked 20th in gross domestic product per capita among the 37…
Analytics
Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] Coronavirus turns Teflon Thailand’s wealth gap into a economic chasm
As Covid-19 eats into exports and tourism, the gap between rich and poor in one…
[Analytics] Desperate times for independent media in Myanmar
The COVID-19 pandemic has created enormous challenges for news media organisations, ranging from lost advertising…
[Analytics] Redefining the global ‘new normal’ after Covid-19
Pundits are comparing the COVID-19 pandemic to the ‘Spanish Flu’ of 1918 to tease out…
[Analytics] South Korea and Japan’s Covid-19 image war
As the COVID-19 pandemic progresses, countries are investing in strategic narratives to tell the world…
[Analytics] Fears escalate as government encourages tourism during Covid-19 outbreak
“I won’t allow this on my watch,” said an incensed chief minister of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB),…
[Analytics] India forges alliances amid Chinese aggression
The ‘Joint Declaration on a Shared Vision for Maritime Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific Between the…
[Analytics] Hong Kong and US: A tale of two protest movements
Last summer when peaceful protest in Hong Kong morphed into violence and protesters turned into…
[Analytics] Is remdesivir the answer?
There is currently no medication shown to prevent or cure Covid-19, according to WHO. Dr…
[Analytics] Historic opportunity to create a more sustainable East Asia
History shows that the deepest economic and social changes occur in the aftermath of major…
[Analytics] SpaceX success: No shortage of Kremlin sour grapes
There’s nothing like a sore loser — and the Russians seem to take the cake…
[Analytics] Vietnam’s party politics back on centre stage
Vietnam’s political stage is heating up again after the country’s internationally-lauded success in containing COVID-19….