China’s latest virtual currency notice signals a sharper response to the rapid expansion of US stablecoin regulation, bringing offshore RMB stablecoins and tokens linked to real-world assets under ...

Many scholars have converged on a dual track approach to critical minerals that separates strategy according to green and security-based end uses. Yet this distinction is arbitrary, as materials are ...

Beijing’s 15th Five-Year Plan elevates foundational science as central to China’s competitive survival. The country has had major successes in AI and semiconductors, as well as in electric vehicles ...

In a landmark move, the Indian government passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill on 18 December 2025. While the reform marks a ...

Japan's energy transition is increasingly built around hydrogen and ammonia technologies, despite these fuels being forecast to play only a minor role in its energy mix. This commitment reflects the ...

When former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte appeared before the International Criminal Court (ICC) in February 2026, the question was not only whether he would face trial. It was whether ...

The war in the Middle East is driving both an acute humanitarian crisis and broader disruptions to global energy markets. Southeast Asia is particularly exposed as around two-thirds of the region’s ...

On 27 February 1976, then Japanese prime minister Takeo Miki announced a ‘unified view’ that Japan would ban the export of defence equipment. On 21 April 2026, the government under Prime Minister ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit Australia in early May 2026 — on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation and almost 70 years on from the ...

Kuomintang Chairperson Cheng Li-wun’s April 2026 visit to Beijing has exposed a deepening divide within the party between those who favour closer cross-strait engagement and those who worry the move ...

China’s 15th Five-Year Plan signals a gradual shift in Beijing’s maritime strategy from participation to pursuing leadership in global ocean governance. While earlier plans focused on developing the ...

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