South Korea’s Yoon Impeachment Saga Ends but Troubles Aren’t Over
With little commonality between the two factions, politics has metastasized into a winner-takes-all where, ultimately, both sides lose. Since democratization, four South Korean Presidents have been ...
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Through the Lens: Violent earthquake jolts Myanmar
Gwen Akiko Robinson in Enoshima, Japan, in 2023. The journalist, who was Nikkei Asia's Bangkok-based editor-at-large, died on March 29 at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. (Photo by Reiko ...
The day Trump’s tariffs shook Wall Street and corporate America
The global market reaction was swift. US stocks tumbled Thursday, with the Dow industrials falling more than 1,400 points, ...
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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, ...
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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 ...
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Southeast Asia Slammed By President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs
Nine of the region’s 11 nations have been hit with reciprocal tariffs that could devastate local industries – and create a ...
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Plastics in the World’s Oceans and Food: No Longer an Invisible Killer
In recent years, heart-rending images of dead or dying sea mammals and fish, their stomachs stuffed with plastic, have ...
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China vows to counter Trump’s ‘bullying’ tariffs as global trade war escalates
China has vowed to hit back after President Donald Trump announced major new tariffs on its exports to the United States as part of his radical overhaul of a century ...
Five key takeaways from Trump’s ‘reciprocal’ tariffs and how the world has reacted
President Donald Trump held a big chart detailing his new 'kind reciprocal' tariffs on the US's trading partners.
US moves B-2 stealth bombers to Indian Ocean island in massive show of force to Houthis, Iran
The Pentagon has sent at least six B-2 bombers – 30% of the US Air Force’s stealth bomber fleet – to the Indian Ocean island ...
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East Asia’s Pop Culture in an Age of Protest
A single witty, scene-stealing figure amid a sea of demonstrators can become a spark — amplifying the protest’s message and ...
East Asia is challenging Silicon Valley – by being like Silicon Valley used to be
Silicon Valley used to be known for its counter culture and its outsized vision of how tech can transform the globe. This is ...