East Asia

  • Feb 22, 2023
  • 12 min read

East Asia will shape future of outer space

Half of the world's leading space powers are Asia-Pacific states, and the list is set to grow

East Asia
  • Jan 30, 2023
  • 2 min read

NATO chief's Asia trip sends multiple messages

NATO's secretary general is visiting South Korea and Japan

East Asia
  • Nov 25, 2022
  • 2 min read

East Asian democracies aim to reduce reliance on China

Seoul is following Taipei and Tokyo in encouraging firms to reduce reliance on China

East Asia
  • Nov 18, 2022
  • 7 min read

Prospects for East Asia (ex-China) in 2023

Japan and South Korea's leaders are both unpopular and politically weak, even as their region grows more dangerous

East Asia
  • Sep 29, 2022
  • 2 min read

German military in Asia creates problems for China

Germany and Japan are increasing their security cooperation

East Asia
  • Sep 23, 2022
  • 2 min read

Relaxing travel curbs will help East Asia's economy

Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan are now relaxing COVID-19-related travel restrictions that had made them outliers

East Asia
  • Aug 31, 2022
  • 13 min read

Inflation will impede East Asia's economic recovery

Inflation is lower in China, Japan and South Korea than in the West, but inflationary pressures are still a threat

East Asia
  • Jun 24, 2022
  • 7 min read

Prospects for Japan and the Koreas to end-2022

An election is imminent in Japan, a new president has just taken office in Seoul and North Korea is battling COVID-19

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