With the Trump administration increasingly distracted by conflicts in the Middle East and Latin America and showing little appetite for reviving North Korea diplomacy, South Korea, Japan and China ...

Indonesia’s proposed export scheme for strategic commodities, centred on the new state-owned enterprise Danantara Sumberdaya Indonesia, aims to curb trade misinvoicing but raises concerns about ...

Greg Raymond is Associate Professor at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre in the Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, and is a leading expert in Southeast Asian politics, defence and ...

The Philippines has lost an estimated 42.3–118.5 billion Philippine pesos (US$713 million–2 billion) a year from flood control corruption since 2023. The scale of illegal wealth accrued by contractors ...

South Korea prides itself on being a democratic beacon in East Asia — a nation of candlelight rallies and protests featuring K-pop light sticks. But behind this progressive image lies a labour system ...

The United States and the United Kingdom's dramatic cuts to foreign aid are creating immediate humanitarian crises in Southeast Asia, affecting healthcare, democracy support and humanitarian programs.

ASEAN's financial landscape is undergoing a major transformation due to the rapid growth in financial technology, with fintech investments in the six largest economies of ASEAN rising steadily from 2 ...

In the past two decades, crime rates in Japan have steadily reduced, largely due to increased residential time during the COVID-19 pandemic. But recent high-profile cases, including the murder of ...

US President-elect Donald Trump's trade policy challenges the post-war global trading system. By rejecting the World Trade Organization's principles of non-discrimination and reciprocity, Trump ...

The second Trump administration has transformed US foreign policy, with immediate implications for economic and security ties with Asia and long-term implications for regional and global order. The ...

The 2021 military coup has devastated Myanmar's education system through widespread violence and school closures. As the junta loses territorial control, the National Unity Government and Ethnic ...

In 2024, Japan revised its Basic Law on Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas to prioritise food security amid global instability. Despite the amendment, Japanese agricultural policy continues to focus on ...