[Analytics] Sinophobia simmers across Central Asia
It is just a tiny grocery store in a decrepit, Khruschev-era five-story apartment block in…
Analytics
Analytical publications on politics, economics, culture and sports and other topics of the countries of the Asia Pacific region.
[Analytics] Organic farming in Southeast Asia
There is a growing interest in organic produce in Southeast Asia. In reaction to rapidly…
[Analytics] How immigration will change Japanese politics
The Japanese government has revised the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law that could expand…
[Analytics] Breaking the North Korean nuclear stalemate
A rollercoaster pattern of crises and peace has characterised the Korean Peninsula for the past…
[Analytics] US-China conflict doesn’t define the future
It started in October, 2011, when Zbigniew Brzezinski of the Center for Strategic and International…
[Analytics] Defying darkness, Moon shines on
“Moon Jae-in is worse than Adolf Hitler!” thundered the Reverend Jeon Gwang-hoon, a prominent figure…
[Analytics] Uphill battle for the Philippines new drug czar
One of Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte’s fiercest critics, Vice President Leni Robredo has frequently challenged…
[Analytics] South China Sea likely to be high on ASEAN agenda
Next year’s leading role in regional body may see Hanoi push for unified approach from…
[Analytics] Rivers delta changes threaten hundreds of millions
The world’s river deltas take up less than 0.5% of the global land area, but…
[Analytics] Boom to bust for Cambodia’s Chinese casino town in Sihanoukville
Historians may trace the decline of online gambling in Asia to a bricks and mortar…
[Analytics] Key challenges for ASEAN’s next chair
It is a tradition for ASEAN’s 10 members to take turns chairing the regional bloc…
[Analytics] RCEP as a pilot project to re-imagine global trading system WTO
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) could guide the way for global trade rule making,…