Volatile yen–dollar movements contributed to an August financial crash and continue to expose Japan’s economic vulnerability, ...

When a deepfake audio of Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr seemingly ordering a military attack against an ‘adversary’ surfaced online, it proved that hypothetical risks posed by AI-generated ...

Former Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida deepened his predecessors' foreign policy shifts, with Japan becoming an increasingly active — and assertive — regional actor. This strategic reorientation ...

Japan's host club industry, where women pay for romantic attention, has been criticised for exploitative practices. Some suggest the need for regulation, but current discussions oversimplify the ...

In his inaugural address on 20 October, Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's third directly-elected president, declared his intention to alleviate poverty and bolster Indonesia’s economic sovereignty while ...

Bangladesh’s overthrowing of its longest-standing dictator, Sheikh Hasina, brings an end to her rule marked by human rights abuses and election rigging. In its efforts to rebuild the nation, ...

Indonesia faces a dual challenge as it seeks to leverage its demographic dividend while addressing the implications of an aging population. Declining marriage and fertility rates are being driven by ...

Donald Trump’s foreign policy convictions — that US allies and partners are free riders that do not contribute enough for their defence, that the outsized role the United States has played since the ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans for India to become a developed economy by 2047, but the country's inward-looking stance and lack of a coherent strategy hinder this ambition. India's young, ...

ASEAN’s fragmented carbon markets hold untapped potential to drive both climate action and economic growth. But the region faces hurdles in harmonising carbon pricing and preventing carbon leakage. A ...

Since first assuming office in 2014, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has aimed to increase the share of manufacturing in India’s GDP. In 2014, the government launched the Make-in-India ...

The recently signed Australia-Indonesia Defence Cooperation Agreement is a significant step forward in bilateral relations, but it does not fundamentally redefine the strategic relationship. The ...