[Analytics] Why Japan’s next leader should draw closer to China and South Korea instead of the US
An unusually long period of political stability seems poised to end in Japan as Shinzo…
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[Analytics] A China management strategy with ASEAN at its centre
China may be misreading the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to cover ground on some…
Vietnam, New Zealand upgrade ties to strategic partnership
HANOI, Jul 23, 2020, The Hanoi Times. The two countries focus on trade, agriculture, education,…
Vietnam to take advantage of CPTPP, EVFTA for economic recovery post Covid-19
HANOI, Jul 21, 2020, Hanoi Times. With 16 FTAs in effect or under negotiation, Vietnam…
‘I don’t know what the end goal is’ in trade war with China: US negotiator Robert Lighthizer
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 10, 2020, SCMP. America’s top trade negotiator says he doesn’t know what…
[Analytics] South Korea can help drive Asia’s recovery post-Covid-19
Having been hit early by the COVID-19 crisis, some East Asian economies are also recovering…
Vietnam warned of troublemaking transshipment from China, S. Korea to US
HANOI, Jun 18, 2020, The Hanoi Times. Vietnam should take stronger measures related to origin…
[Analytics] China’s drive for hegemony meets resistance
It’s an odd sort of great power rivalry: China and the US competing to see…
Thai parliament’s special committee to study worth of CPTPP deal
BANGKOK, Jun 12, 2020, Bangkok Post. The House of Representatives has unanimously agreed to form…
[Analytics] Japan–US relations in a post-COVID-19 world
Many are insisting that we are seeing a new world order emerge in the current…
Thai govt to consider joining Asia-Pacific trade pact CPTPP in a month
BANGKOK, May 26, 2020, Bangkok Post. The cabinet has agreed to set up a committee…
[Analytics] Small states show the world how to survive multipolarity
Small states such as New Zealand lack the decisive military power or economic leverage needed…