[Ratings] Five key developments in South Asia in the 2010s — and What they mean for the 2020s
South Asia, according to a recent IMF study, houses more than a fifth of the…
Analytics
Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] Modi to further push ‘Make in India’
Since Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in 2014, his political approaches have shown…
[Ratings] Economic milestones of Vietnam in 2019
One of the fastest economic growth rates in the region, the signing of free trade…
[Ratings] Top 5 tech trends 2020: New spacecraft and bendy screens
If your ambition is to fly into space – and you’ve got plenty of spare…
[Analytics] Hong Kong’s crisis drags on
It’s been over six months since peaceful protests started in Hong Kong in response to…
[Analytics] Asia connects to Russian energy
“Russia has the opportunity to create Canada out of Siberia.” The process of turning northern…
[Analytics] China-Japan-South Korea summit: Business alone won’t heal deep wounds
Asia’s three largest economies apparently thought that pragmatism and booming trade would heal the festering…
[Analytics] 2020 is the time for Asian equities to shine
In retrospect, 2019 has been a great year for global financial markets. Global equities gained…
[Analytics] The power of two: Modi and Shah, newsmakers of the year in India
Politics, like money, never sleeps. Nor does Narendra Modi. Or so it seemed in 2019…
[Analytics] Why do Singapore, Tokyo and Kuala Lumpur work so hard?
Workers in the three Asian cities spend longer in the office, take fewer holidays and…
[Analytics] Progress and challenges for science and technology in China
China’s science and technology (S&T) development has been on an upward trajectory. This is evidenced…
[Analytics] Vietnam’s growing demand for energy
With a rapidly growing economy, Vietnam is facing an increase in energy demand which is…