Category: Asia

Norman Solomon: You’ve downplayed the importance of the individual in history. But the United States now has as president an individual who transformed power relations and the political […]

Malaysia is studying the introduction of a post-maternity leave allowance for working mothers, as the government reports a decline in complaints following the implementation of […]

The search is on for Asia’s most trusted HR brands, with nominations officially opening for HRM Asia Readers’ Choice Awards 2026. Returning this December, the […]

China’s weapons may face mounting questions over quality, reliability and after-sales support, but its arms trade still serves a larger strategic purpose: locking vulnerable states […]

By: Tita C. Valderama The Philippine Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, opened Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Monday in what could become […]

Job hopping among younger employees is often viewed as a sign of declining loyalty or a poor work ethic. However, new research from the PNB […]

Across the Indo-Pacific, governments are increasing defense spending, strengthening alliances, and placing renewed emphasis on deterrence. Strategic competition has once again become the defining feature […]

In May, the yield on Japan’s ten-year government bond touched 2.8%, its highest level in nearly three decades. For a market that spent a generation […]

It is ironic to see the Islamic Republic of Iran burying its slain supreme leader and the United States celebrating its 250th independence anniversary in […]

Interplanetary travel to Mars aboard nuclear-powered spaceships may sound like science fiction – yet NASA is planning to make it a reality. The Space Reactor-1 […]

When South Korea’s chip giant SK Hynix launches its planned US$29 billion US listing, investors will tell themselves they’re buying one of the world’s most […]

By: Wong Chin Huat Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim could be forced to call for an early general election by year-end despite holding 151 seats, a 68 […]

Back in the 2010s, a lot of people marveled at China’s seemingly recession-proof economy. Throughout the global financial crisis of 2008 and the Chinese stock […]

For more than a decade, Indonesia has measured its economic partnership with China in dollars and cents. The numbers are certainly impressive: Chinese companies have […]

Japan has recorded annual wage increases of more than 5% for a third consecutive year, signalling continued strength in its labour market and reinforcing expectations […]

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Every few months, another Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) breakthrough makes global headlines. A Chinese AI model closes in on American rivals, a Chinese research team […]

By: Ainur Rohmah When President Prabowo Subianto unveiled Danantara last year, he presented it not merely as another state investment agency but as the financial […]

The long-range/mid-range Ukrainian strike campaign is continuing to grow, ominously for Russia. Some Ukrainian analysis just released about the damage to Russian oil production for […]

By: John Elliott A.Ramachandran’s “Girl on the Swing” oil on canvas at Vadehra’s exhibition The spread of South Asia’s modern artistic talent in Pakistan and […]