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Geopolitics

Can the Philippines Maintain its Balanced Foreign Policy?

Thursday 23rd February 2023

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr walks a fine foreign-policy line, looking to China for economic support, while deepening security relations with the US

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Geopolitics

The Philippines and Japan Draw Closer – Is a Trilateral Partnership with the US in the Offing?

Thursday 23rd February 2023

As it seeks to balance its relations with China and the US, the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has been deepening ties with Japan

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Politics

As China Moves to Form a New Government, Xi Jinping Shows Restraint – Will it Last?

Wednesday 15th February 2023

The Chinese leader appears to be taking a more restrained and pragmatic approach to foreign policy and key domestic challenges

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Geopolitics

A ChatGPT Analysis: The Transatlantic Meets the Indo-Pacific

Wednesday 15th February 2023

To test the artificial intelligence chatbot's capabilities, AsiaGlobal Online asked it to write an article on NATO's emerging partnerships in the Indo-Pacific

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Economy

Unexpected Consequences: How Bangladesh is Weathering the Economic Crisis

Wednesday 15th February 2023

To revitalize the economy, the government adopted a range of measures which have had ripple effects that have intensified the socio-economic crisis

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Population & Society

To the Victor Goes the Narrative: Understanding Minorities in the Past and Present

Thursday 9th February 2023

Moscow has asserted that protecting the Russian and Russian-speaking minorities was a key reason for invading Ukraine. Historian Dmitry Shlapentokh examines this claim.

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Technology

Television and National Transformation: Indonesia Goes Digital

Wednesday 8th February 2023

Indonesia faces challenges as it implements an ambitious but belated policy to pull the plug on analog TV and roll out digital

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Environment

Plastic Waste and the Fish Dilemma in Indonesia: To Eat – or Not to Eat

Wednesday 8th February 2023

Researchers present concerning data on microplastics in humans as more Indonesians consume fish as part of their diet, increasing their exposure to contaminants

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Economy

The Boom, Bust and Future of China's Real Estate Sector

Thursday 2nd February 2023

The lifting of restrictions on developers and the rebooting of the economy with the end of the zero-Covid strategy might revive the property sector

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Geopolitics

Partners in a Rules-Based Order – or Collateral Damage?: Southeast Asia and the US Geo-economic Strategy

Thursday 2nd February 2023

Washington's geo-economic strategy in the Indo-Pacific could prompt China to intensify its challenge to US dominance and damage Southeast Asian economies

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Economy

Three-Dimensional Ambition: The Domestic, Regional and National Challenges for Hong Kong’s Greater Bay Area Integration Strategy

Thursday 26th January 2023

Hong Kong faces domestic, regional and national challenges as it implements its Northern Metropolis Development Strategy to integrate with the Greater Bay Area

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Environment

Floating Future: A Sustainable City Project in South Korea is a Model of Affordable Climate Adaptation

Thursday 26th January 2023

A landmark sustainable floating city pilot in the South Korean port of Busan is likely to be a major step forward for effective climate adaptation

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Geopolitics

Japan’s G7 Ambitions, New Security Stance and the Heightened Stakes in the Indo-Pacific

Thursday 19th January 2023

The Japanese prime minister and US president showed strategic unity on countering China but their convergence did not make Japan’s balancing challenge any easier

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Geopolitics

Indonesia Pursues Offshore Energy Exploration Under China’s Shadow

Wednesday 18th January 2023

Indonesia’s decision to expand offshore energy exploration in controversial waters contested by China signals that Jakarta is prepared to meet the risks

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Covid-19

China Decides to Live with Covid: An Open Door to a Post-Pandemic World

Thursday 12th January 2023

China’s move to lift Covid-19 restrictions has been abrupt. Clinical virologist Siddharth Sridhar of HKU reckons that the immediate priorities for the country are clear

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Environment

The Razor’s Edge: Managing Geopolitics and Sustainable Development in Asia

Thursday 12th January 2023

Countries need to reconcile to enable the world to address such existential challenges as climate change, writes Raymond Lam of Buddhistdoor Global

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Technology

Counting the Costs of US-China Technology Decoupling

Thursday 22nd December 2022

The global implications of the US-China decoupling dispute over technology would be better understood using big-data analytics and artificial intelligence

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Environment

The New Global Biodiversity Framework and the Sixth Mass Extinction: What is at Stake

Wednesday 21st December 2022

The United Nations Biodiversity Conference in Montréal concluded on December 19 with a milestone agreement for global action on nature conservation through to 2030

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