AP

  • Oct 17
  • 7 min read

Australian housing policy becomes political flashpoint

Senate rejection of two key aspects of Labor's housing affordability plans may result in an early election

Australia
  • Oct 17
  • 6 min read

Taiwan’s labour shortages will linger

Taipei’s progressive easing of immigration rules has been too slight to alleviate labour shortages

Taiwan
  • Oct 17
  • 2 min read

Variance in South-east Asian rate decisions is telling

The Thai, Philippine and Indonesian central banks all announced decisions on monetary policy yesterday

South-east Asia
  • Oct 16
  • 6 min read

Vietnam courts high tech in Lam’s UN debut

During his trip to the United States, To Lam emphasised Vietnam’s desire to boost its technological capabilities

Vietnam
  • Oct 16
  • 6 min read

Pakistan faces growing al-Qaida threat

The pan-Islamist jihadist group is consolidating relations with the Pakistani Taliban Movement

Pakistan
  • Oct 16
  • 2 min read

China will observe US-Philippine drills warily

The US and Philippine militaries are engaged in maritime drills spread across the Philippines

United States
  • Oct 16
  • 2 min read

Seoul may struggle to defuse tensions with Pyongyang

Washington and its partners have created a team to monitor North Korea’s nuclear arms development

South Korea
  • Oct 16
  • 60 mins

Indonesia under Prabowo

The outlook for Indonesia under the presidency of Prabowo Subianto

Indonesia