In the Philippines, undelivered flood-control projects and collusion are undermining climate resilience and fuelling public ...

Though often overlooked, US–China wartime cooperation left a maritime legacy that continues to shape Asia’s order today.

Rural communities in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta are losing traditional ecological knowledge as climate change, agricultural ...

On 4 October 2025, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) elected Sanae Takaichi as its new president, which in usual ...

Beijing’s 2025 defence white paper outlines a regional vision that challenges the Indo-Pacific strategy and raises difficult ...

Whether Sanae Takaichi can achieve political stability depends on her ability to defy her right-wing supporters’ expectations ...

Until the LDP changes its focus under Takaichi, the debate over foreign resident policy will remain reactive, divisive and ...

Cross-strait peace between China and Taiwan hinges on Beijing choosing magnanimity over menace, wooing minds with study, jobs ...

A quiet revolution is underway in academia, reshaping how the world understands itself. After decades of Western dominance, ...

China is moving beyond its identity as the ‘world’s factory’ and investing more heavily in cool, cultural intellectual ...

Riverbank erosion in Bangladesh is more than an environmental issue. It is a social crisis that disproportionately affects ...

Careful policy choices and regional coordination will enable ASEAN to manage the labour force disruptions caused by ...