East Asia

  • Mar 7, 2016
  • 2 min read

CHINA: Targets reveal 2016 priorities

The government has announced key economic and spending targets for the year ahead

China
  • Mar 4, 2016
  • 6 min read

North Korea sanctions usher in new era of tension

The UN Security Council has imposed its strongest ever sanctions on Pyongyang, but regional realignments may matter more

North Korea
  • Mar 4, 2016
  • 2 min read

China's Congress gives clues on policy and politics

The National People's Congress -- the greatest media event of the Chinese political calendar -- begins tomorrow

China
  • Mar 3, 2016
  • 2 min read

North Korea sanctions will pinch, but leave loopholes

The toughest multilateral sanctions yet were imposed yesterday in response to Pyongyang's latest nuclear test

North Korea
  • Mar 2, 2016
  • 6 min read

China will lead global coalition on cyber-sovereignty

China is moving fast to promote its 'cyber-sovereignty' concept of internet governance

China
  • Mar 2, 2016
  • 2 min read

China's Cultural Revolution comparisons misplaced

Political pressure on the media has risen to new heights

China
  • Mar 1, 2016
  • 7 min read

China-Iran energy focus may diminish as sanctions end

The end of sanctions opens many new possibilities, not all of them to China's advantage

China
  • Feb 29, 2016
  • 11 min read

China may yet revive Western economies

China's has come to be seen as a negative influence on the world economy, but has considerable potential to be otherwise

China