Asia Pacific
China is likely to manage new US chip restrictions
The Biden administration has imposed its third wave of semiconductor export restrictions on China
ChinaPlastics output will outgrow efforts to regulate it
The UN meeting on plastics management was supposed to be the final one but failed to agree a legally binding treaty
InternationalStrong mandate gives Sri Lankan president flexibility
After winning the presidential race, Anura Kumara Dissanayake led his alliance to an emphatic legislative poll victory
Sri LankaLitigation adds to South Korean government pressures
Prosecutors have opened investigations into both the president and opposition leader
South KoreaRussia-China rivalry in Central Asia unlikely to grow
China’s growing political and economic influence in Central Asia has not yet generated damaging rivalry with Russia
Central AsiaG20 cooperation continues without consensus or answers
The G20 Leaders’ Summit tried to make progress on reducing global hunger and poverty, and financing climate action
InternationalCybersecurity risks to banks will increase
Banks face a wide range of cyber threats, including financial cybercrime, cyber espionage and disruptive cyberattacks
InternationalChina will ramp up grey zone military activity
Taiwan’s president is on a Pacific tour following another US arms sale
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