Asia Pacific
US-European-Asian economic activity variance will grow
US services orders rose to the highest since early 2022 while euro-area orders fell the most so far in 2024
InternationalCritical minerals recycling to grow amid high hurdles
Developing and scaling up new technologies is key to safely recycling far more critical minerals
InternationalSouth Korea’s president will likely be impeached
Legislators have begun impeachment proceedings against the president after he declared martial law
South KoreaMass murders highlight major social problems in China
China has seen a series of indiscriminate lone wolf ‘revenge against society’ attacks targeting members of the public
ChinaKey move is pragmatism on Philippine leader’s part
Despite mutual tensions, the president is distancing himself from an impeachment case against the vice president
PhilippinesMacau’s economic diversification will remain difficult
The city’s incoming leader has unveiled his cabinet picks
MacauChina is likely to manage new US chip restrictions
The Biden administration has imposed its third wave of semiconductor export restrictions on China
ChinaPlastics output will outgrow efforts to regulate it
The UN meeting on plastics management was supposed to be the final one but failed to agree a legally binding treaty
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