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Asia Daily: May 23, 2025
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba dismissed Agriculture Minister Taku Eto following public backlash over a remark that he receives so much rice from…
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Nick Ayrton
Asia Daily: May 22, 2025
Chinese army reveals helicopter encounters with foreign navy over East China Sea. China’s military reported 11 close-range helicopter encounters with a…
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Asia Daily: May 21, 2025
Chinese investments in Europe have increased for first time since 2016. Chinese investments in Europe rose 47% in 2024 to €10 billion, marking the first…
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Han Duck-soo: A Temporary Presidency Ends
The impeachment of Prime Minister and Acting President Han Duck-soo deepens South Korea's worst political crisis in recent memory.
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Caleb Mills
Familiar Faces Define Shigeru Ishiba’s Top Cabinet Posts
The new prime minister has exercised creative liberty in putting together his cabinet.
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Thailand’s Prime Minister Relies on Family Legacy in Advisory Picks
A tumultuous two-year period in Thai politics is slowly ending, as newly-elected Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra announced her first major batch…
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South Korea’s Pension Crisis Explained
Demographic, financial, and political challenges paint a grim picture for the country’s pension system.
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To Lam Affirms Vietnam's Alignment With China in State Visit
New leadership in Vietnam suggests enhanced ties with China despite the country's recent rapprochement with the United States.
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Perspectives

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A "Golden Year" Built on Sand
China and Iran Eye Closer Ties in 2025 — but the Foundation Is Far from Solid
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Alex Gintz
Assessing the Limits of the UAE's China Strategy
Increasing Global Tensions Narrow the Window for Strategic Balancing
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Shigeru Ishiba’s Scandal-Plagued Premiership Is Crumbling
Japan’s ruling LDP has been set back by a breakdown in public trust in the party’s integrity.
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Questions Outnumber Answers as China Appoints New Defense Minister
A multitude of high-level shifts in China's leadership has raised uncertainty surrounding the stability of the Xi Jinping administration.
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Intel's Stalled Ambitions: The US-China Tech Rivalry Intensifies
From Regulatory Hurdles to Geopolitical Maneuvering: How the Failed Acquisition of Tower Semiconductor Reveals the Complex Dynamics of Global Technology…
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