‘China plus one’ bets unravel as Southeast Asian economies get steep ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs
Companies that embraced supply-chain diversification by moving some operations to economies geographically close to China now ...
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Russia’s Complicated Strategic Frontiers in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is an especially appealing strategic frontier in Moscow’s dream of a multipolar world. But the reality of ...
New Southeast Asia Survey Shows Greater Trust in the U.S. Than China This Year—but There’s a Catch
All major powers—the U.S., China, Japan, the European Union, and India—saw an increase in trust from Southeast Asia this year ...
Russia and China both want influence over Central Asia. Could it rupture their friendship?
The Central Asian region is home to approximately 79 million people spread across five nations. It was part of the Soviet ...
Is It Safe to Travel to Southeast Asia Following the Myanmar Earthquake? What to Know and How to Help
Following a massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar, here's a look at how communities throughout the region—and the ...
Map Shows New Alliances Growing on China's Doorstep
At the heart of this shift is the Philippines, which faces persistent Chinese incursions into its exclusive economic zone ...
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Ending Central Asia’s endless squabbles over eccentric borders
For a long time Central Asia’s most volatile frontier has played host to deadly clashes. But in mid-March Sadyr Japarov, ...
Southeast Asian nations, among hardest-hit by Trump tariffs, seek talks
Southeast Asian nations reeled on Thursday as they were hit with some of President Donald Trump's heftiest tariffs, which now ...
Consilium3d
EU-Central Asia trade
Trade between the EU and Central Asia has grown significantly over the last 10 years. The European Union remains the largest ...
International Monetary Fund3d
Asia and the IMF: Resilience through Cooperation
Krishna Srinivasan is the Director of the IMF’s Asia and Pacific Department (APD). In this capacity, he oversees the institution’s work on all countries in the Asia-Pacific region. He was previously a ...
How are China, other Asian countries responding to Trump's tariff plan?
The largest economies in Asia will be hit with some of the larger tariffs under President Trump's new plan announced Wednesday. Zongyuan Zoe Liu, a Maurice R. Greenberg senior fellow for China studies ...
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China’s Xi to Visit Three Southeast Asian Nations This Month, Report Claims
The Chinese leader will visit Vietnam, Malaysia, and Cambodia at a time of great uncertainty about the course of U.S. policy ...