Opinion
‘Nothing Is Impossible: America’s Reconciliation with Vietnam’ by Ted Osius chronicles the trust-building process between the US and one of its most critical partners in Asia, writes Murray Hiebert.
Consumer drones once looked like a fad that would come and go, but now, if you have the means, you can buy one and sit on it, Neil Newman writes.
Focusing on people like Sun Lijun or Hu Huaibang in isolation, without shining light on those around them, belies the claim that no stone is being left unturned, writes Wang Xiangwei.
As the city enters the third year of the Covid-19 pandemic, the lines between work and rest for its helpers have become blurrier, writes Raquel Carvalho.
When hot magma rapidly blasts out of the ground and meets cold water, this ‘fuel-coolant interaction’ can be akin to weapons-grade chemical explosions.
The city’s leisure and F&B industry is once again in crisis and it’s up to the Hong Kong Musicians Union to ensure entertainers aren’t cut off from government relief.
The dysfunction is a reflection of the increasing demands for absolute loyalty made of the Communist Party’s more than 90 million members, who are expected to carry out instructions to the letter.
China’s crackdown on tech and a range of other sectors shows its economic policies are increasingly driven by ideological rather than market-driven considerations.
While the data suggests such jabs are safe, and Omicron has raised the stakes, ultimately it should be for parents to weigh the risks and benefits, writes Bhavan Jaipragas.
The rising price of lithium – and the environmental cost of throwing batteries away – threatens demand unless manufacturers are willing to think outside the box, writes Neil Newman.
Balancing the Philippines’ security alliance with the US and trading relationship with China while trying to maintain Asean centrality will be no easy feat for whoever replaces Rodrigo Duterte as president, writes Lucio Blanco Pitlo III.
It may not be ‘war’ by its standard definition, or even a cold war, but geopolitical conflict in this century is being waged through the weaponisation of relationships and people, writes Neil Newman.
The claims of mainland China and Taiwan share their origin, but the US has never challenged those of the self-governed island.
The guiding philosophies of Jiang Zemin and Deng Xiaoping have been turned on their head. Nowadays firms must keep quiet while struggling to make money, writes Wang Xiangwei.
The ex-Soviet republic’s economic crisis and Russia’s involvement in quelling deadly riots is adding to Beijing’s list of woes amid its rivalry with the US.
Put aside arguments about aesthetics, Chinese consumers have shown time and again they don’t appreciate these images. So why alienate your target audience?
On the first anniversary of the US Capitol insurrection and ahead of the November midterms, Trump is hoping the stars will align for him.
US-backed efforts to counter China’s Belt and Road Initiative will also help improve infrastructure and access for developing nations from Africa to Latin America.
Apart from unveiling a record military budget, Tokyo and Washington have also drawn up a draft plan for a joint operation for a possible Taiwan emergency.
If we are lucky, Sars-CoV-2, which causes Covid-19, will probably become an endemic virus that slowly mutates over time. Variants of concern will become a thing of the past – at least until the next virus jumps the species barrier, writes Ben Krishna.