Asia Pacific

  • Nov 6
  • 8 min read

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 Asia
  • Nov 6
  • 7 min read

Uranium supply will not meet demand

Uranium demand is at its highest in more than a decade and data centres are set to add to this

International
  • Nov 5
  • 6 min read

Resource diplomacy brings Afghanistan closer to China

Beijing is ready to give the emirate tariff-free access to Chinese markets

Afghanistan
  • Nov 4
  • 7 min read

China’s pension-age reform misses long-term challenges

The government’s plans to raise the retirement age have triggered widespread discontent but not protests

China
  • Nov 4
  • 11 min read

Tech innovation waves raise chances and challenges

Considering the tech innovation waves that have occurred over centuries can aid preparations for the AI wave underway

International
  • Nov 1
  • 7 min read

Sri Lankan president will be confident about polls

Parliamentary elections are less than two weeks away

Sri Lanka
  • Nov 1
  • 14 min read

Prospects for the global economy in 2025

Soft but solid trade, cautious monetary easing, gradually slowing services and fading fiscal power underpin the outlook

International
  • Oct 31
  • 7 min read

Japanese politics will become less stable

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has lost its parliamentary majority following a snap election

Japan