Category: Asia Economy
Singapore’s prime-minister-in-waiting gives up the job
The city-state’s carefully planned leadership transition is in disar [...]
China tries to nick another speck in the sea from the Philippines
Apr 8th 2021THE CHINESE ships that appeared around Whitsun Reef in M [...]
Another species harmed by climate change: Japanese poets
“HOW MANY, many things/they call to mind/these cherry blossoms!” the [...]
Thailand’s democracy protests are dwindling
Apr 8th 2021LAST SUMMER, despite the tropical heat and humidity, mor [...]
Bhutan vaccinated almost all adults against covid-19 in a week
WHEN INDIA presented Bhutan with a generous gift of covid-19 vaccine [...]
Asia’s air bridges and travel bubbles will expand only slowly
Apr 10th 2021MORE THAN a year after they shut their borders, Austral [...]
Pakistan’s generals are ever more involved in running the country
BEFORE HE BECAME prime minister, Imran Khan was happy to hold forth [...]
India is recording more cases of covid-19 than any other country
ON APRIL 7TH India detected more than 125,000 new cases of covid-19— [...]
Indian brink – India is recording more cases of covid-19 than any other country | Asia
South Asia is fast becoming the centre of the pandemicON APRIL 3RD, [...]
BFFs once more – America rediscovers its alliance with Japan | Asia
IT IS CUSTOMARY for new American presidents to lavish attention on t [...]