East Asia

  • May 28, 2019
  • 2 min read

Japan could complicate US-North Korea talks

President Donald Trump is visiting Japan, where he discussed North Korea policy with his Japanese counterpart

East Asia
  • May 2, 2019
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Trade switching from US-China to ASEAN is underway

GDP lost momentum in Hong Kong and Taiwan in January-March 2019 but the ASEAN PMI rose on trade switching from US-China

International
  • Jan 28, 2019
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Japan-South Korea navy dispute will worsen

Relations between Seoul and Tokyo are deteriorating amid a dispute over encounters between military ships and aircraft

East Asia
  • Aug 23, 2018
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Robots will be crucial to East Asia’s future

East Asia’s major economies are the world leaders in robotics in several respects

East Asia
  • May 23, 2018
  • 10 min read

Belt and Road will alter Asia's energy geography

The Belt and Road Initiative has major implications for the energy sector in Asia and beyond

Asia
  • Mar 2, 2018
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US steel tariffs have political impact in East Asia

Washington's decision to put heavy tariffs on steel imports will affect politics as well as share prices

East Asia
  • Mar 1, 2018
  • 2 min read

Shared fears will limit Japan-South Korea hostility

Washington's two allies in East Asia have reignited a bilateral historical dispute over Second World War history

Japan
  • Feb 22, 2018
  • 2 min read

Revived TPP trade deal leaves space for US membership

Even as Washington pushes to renegotiate existing free trade deals, eleven Asia-Pacific economies have agreed a new one

United States