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The Indonesian state has a long history of inserting itself into the economy in ways that have made investors uneasy.

AL, the perpetrator of the crime, was just 12 years of age at the time of her mother’s murder.

In late May, the military announced that it had transferred the 81-year-old former leader from prison to house arrest.

While the latest Japan-South Korea defense ministers’ meeting shows an obvious trajectory of rapprochement between the two neighbors, it also exposes certain boundaries in their defense cooperation.

China faces three specific barriers as it aims to produce key chipmaking equipment. Monitoring progress in these areas would help Western countries make better chip and AI policy.

58 sailors from the U.S. aircraft carrier were punished over an LSD distribution case that began while it was homeported in Japan. Did their network reach into Japanese society?

Restarting the bilateral dialogue after a four-year freeze is a bid to loosen China’s grip on a critically-important mineral.

The BrahMos has more potential buyers than ever, but India's defense export ecosystem is still a work in progress.

Insights from Winston Ma.

The outgoing premier is expected to seek the ruling Democratic Party’s chairship amid mounting friction between the presidential office and the DP. 

Japan has earned rising acclaim from U.S. observers as a middle power that complements, rather than threatens, the United States. Yet Japan is not deepening its ties with Washington out of charity. 

Unless the diplomatic momentum abroad translates into economic improvement at home, its impact will be limited.

Before granting Uzbekistan Permanent Normal Trade Relations, Washington needs to use the leverage it has to push Tashkent toward accountability. 

From the National Intelligence Law to two new State Council decrees, China’s official messaging on foreign investment doesn’t match the actual developments on the ground.

The case against former Orda editor-in-chief Gulnara Bazhkenova, who was placed under house arrest in December 2025, is set to begin following months of legal proceedings.

Beijing’s AI data center strategy will purposefully exclude foreign firms – providing a shot in the arm for domestic companies.

A football tournament is China’s latest propaganda campaign to whitewash its abuses of Uyghur people – and deconstruct Uyghur identity in favor of Chinese “unity.”

India and Japan keep talking about diversifying supply chains, but there's a gap between diplomatic rhetoric and industrial reality.

China’s attack on Taiwan has already started – with the Ethnic Unity Law as a weapon.

The Nakamal Agreement between Australia and Vanuatu may be weaker than Canberra’s other regional pacts, but it remains significant in checking China’s influence.