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Prospects for East Asia (ex-China) in 2025
Japan and South Korea will remain encumbered by weak governments while North Korea faces its own challenges
East AsiaEconomic advisory team will play key role in Indonesia
Individuals joining Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan in the National Economic Council were inaugurated yesterday
IndonesiaResource diplomacy brings Afghanistan closer to China
Beijing is ready to give the emirate tariff-free access to Chinese markets
AfghanistanFurther fiscal stimulus for China is likely this week
China’s National People’s Congress began five days of meetings today, with economic stimulus high on the agenda
ChinaPakistan’s Sharif may be surer of military’s support
Parliament passed legislative amendments lengthening armed forces chiefs’ terms
PakistanNorth Korea will ramp up military activity
Seoul has announced North Korea’s deployment to the Ukraine war’s front line
North KoreaChina’s pension-age reform misses long-term challenges
The government’s plans to raise the retirement age have triggered widespread discontent but not protests
ChinaMilitancy will impact Indian-run Kashmir’s politics
A grenade attack occurred yesterday in Jammu and Kashmir, a day before the first meeting of the territory’s new assembly
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