AP

  • May 17
  • 6 min read

Key Indian development target is highly challenging

The government says India should be a developed country by 2047

India
  • May 17
  • 2 min read

Unrest in French territory could spread

France has substantially increased the number of security personnel deployed to the Pacific island of New Caledonia

France
  • May 17
  • 2 min read

Fallout from anti-graft moves will widen in Vietnam

There are growing signs that the clampdown on corruption, which continues to hit top officials, is hurting the economy

Vietnam
  • May 17
  • 2 min read

Baku will keep undermining France overseas

The French government accused Azerbaijan of fomenting unrest in New Caledonia

Azerbaijan
  • May 17
  • 2 min read

China property and consumer stimulus will work slowly

More property stimulus was annonuced; meanwhile retail sales slowed the most since 2022 but industrial output improved

China
  • May 17
  • 2 min read

China’s grey zone warfare against Taiwan will spike

Taiwanese authorities have noted a surge in Chinese cyberattacks

China
  • May 16
  • 7 min read

Steady wage and price growth is in sight for Japan

Having raised rates for the first time in decades, the BoJ sees a modest wage-price spiral and further rate rises ahead

Japan
  • May 16
  • 7 min read

China’s local governments will accumulate hidden debt

Local government debt has risen markedly since the COVID-19 pandemic

China