Category: Asia

On August 20, China’s National Immigration Administration expanded the 240-hour visa-free transit policy to two more countries — Kyrgyzstan and Vietnam — bringing the number […]

The US-Israeli war against Iran passed its six-month mark this week, and on August 24, the bill for two decades of hosting American power came […]

Indonesia aims to complete a new Manpower Law by October 2026, with Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor describing the drafting schedule as tight and […]

Indonesia’s ambition to evolve into a global price-setter for commodities was formally unveiled by President Prabowo Subianto on August 4, 2026, during his State of […]

I was born on July 20, 1944, in the midst of World War II. My father had just returned from Burma where he had been […]

New studies suggest oral GLP-1 drugs may curb food cravings through unique brain pathways and could help treat alcohol use disorder…See More

Pharmaceutical geopolitics is usually mapped through factories. China’s vast pharmaceutical supply chain, India’s strength in low-cost generics and the concentration of patented drug discovery in […]

Two noteworthy events this past week spell out how India is now assessing the global context in which it operates. In Beijing, India’s National Security […]

By: Salman Rafi Sheikh South Asia’s new governments have discovered that overthrowing an old political order is easier than escaping the economic constraints that helped […]

This is Weekend Update #200. When I wrote the first of these, in November 2022, I certainly did not expect to be producing these close […]

Exosomm says its proprietary process preserves naturally occurring milk exosomes that are typically destroyed during processing, creating a functional dairy ingredient for gut health, immune […]

Back in 2015, when I was living in Brooklyn, my apartment flooded. My landlord, who owned a bunch of apartments, offered to put me up […]

The Turkish leader may find himself in more trouble just because of his diplomatic successes. Egypt, Israel and the ideal of the Arab Risorgimento (resurgence) […]

Nestlé’s H1 2026 results point to a recovery in momentum, with stronger volume growth, resilient margins and increased marketing investment helping offset ongoing commodity cost […]

Bangladesh’s planned J-10CE purchase could significantly strengthen its airpower while tying that capability more closely to Chinese weapons, support networks and supply chains. This month, […]

While Bishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States, was holding a press conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, another […]

By: Toh Han Shih Foreign investment from countries including China is driving the rapid growth of Uzbekistan’s economy, but the Central Asian country does not […]

The city’s proposed public grocery stores could create a taxpayer-backed retail channel for CPG brands, while raising questions about category eligibility, pricing and competition…See More

Retrenchments in Singapore rose to their highest level in more than five years in Q2 2026, even as the labour market continued to expand, according […]

Malaysia’s Human Resources Ministry has unveiled a five-year roadmap to align its Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) system with international standards, as the […]