[Analytics] Saving Thailand’s virus-hit economy
When the COVID-19 virus first emerged in Wuhan, China – many didn’t think that the…
Analytics
Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[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] 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…