AP

  • Aug 19
  • 2 min read

Polls in Indian-run Kashmir will be highly tense

The electoral authorities have announced legislative polls for the Jammu and Kashmir union territory

India
  • Aug 19
  • 2 min read

Indonesia reshuffle will help ease key transition

Although he will soon leave office, President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo today reshuffled his cabinet

Indonesia
  • Aug 19
  • 2 min read

China will boost its influence in the Pacific

China has bolstered outreach to Pacific island nations

China
  • Aug 16
  • 7 min read

Tariffs will shape Chinese EV-makers’ strategy

Beijing has lodged a WTO complaint against EU tariffs on its EVs

China
  • Aug 16
  • 2 min read

Easing US export regulations may help more join AUKUS

The three members of the AUKUS pact are removing many export restrictions on trade in high tech items between themselves

Australia
  • Aug 16
  • 2 min read

New Thai premier will face pressure from the outset

MPs today elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra prime minister, two days after Srettha Thavisin’s removal from the post

Thailand
  • Aug 16
  • 2 min read

Key move boosts Indonesia president-elect

Prabowo Subianto now looks set to take office as president in October with the backing of a parliamentary majority

Indonesia
  • Aug 16
  • 2 min read

Steady growth in Japan should support more rate rises

Services activity edged down in June but GDP improved in the second quarter, with all major drivers strengthening

Japan