With Trump at the helm for a second time, US partners in Asia should brace for a more fragmented, deglobalised world by ...

Donald Trump's re-election as US President reflects a rising global trend of xenophobic populism and represents a threat to both US democracy, prosperity and international cooperation. US withdrawal ...

China’s visa-free policies have significantly boosted inbound tourism, but the surge demands cautious management.

South Korea, once reliant on US military aid, has become a significant global defence market player. This has largely been attributed to its rapid production capabilities, successful marketing ...

China’s complex investment environment--shaped by sophisticated local competition, regulatory changes and unsuccessful market experiments--has prompted some investors to peel back or exit the Chinese ...

In 2014, the New Colombo Plan was envisaged as a way for Australians to become 'ambassadors' to the Indo-Pacific and to ...

Asia's rapid rise as a global economic powerhouse has been significantly driven by free trade agreements (FTAs), such as the RCEP and CPTPP. These FTAs have facilitated market access, investment and ...

Japan's efforts to reform labour immigration, including the new Training and Employment System (TES), reveal ongoing challenges in providing long-term residency for foreign workers. While the TES ...

During the G20 Summit in late 2023, an agreement was signed between India, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, France, Germany, Italy and the European Union to establish the ...

‘I have the right to live happily in the future’, declared a 12-year-old plaintiff in a groundbreaking climate lawsuit in South Korea, just one day before the Constitutional Court’s ruling on 29 ...

Japan’s House of Representatives election on 27 October resulted in a hung parliament. Having ruled Japan since 2012, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lost 68 seats, winning only 191. For the first ...