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Asia Daily: January 22, 2025
Trump delivers fresh tariff threats against EU and China. U.S. President Donald Trump proposed a 10% tariff on Chinese imports and pledged tariffs on…
Asia Daily: January 21, 2025
Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi discuss their close ties in chat after Trump’s inauguration. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi…
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Alex Gintz
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Nick Ayrton
Asia Daily: January 20, 2025
Yoon to attend hearing of impeachment trial Tuesday. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will appear at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday for the…
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Alex Gintz
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Nick Ayrton
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The Asia Outlook: 2025
 • Nick Ayrton, Alex Gintz, Andrew Gundal, and Caleb Mills
South Korea’s Pension Crisis Explained
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Asia Daily: January 14, 2025
 • Alex Gintz and Nick Ayrton
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Asia Daily: January 22, 2025
Trump delivers fresh tariff threats against EU and China. U.S. President Donald Trump proposed a 10% tariff on Chinese imports and pledged tariffs on…
Asia Daily: January 21, 2025
Russia’s Putin and China’s Xi discuss their close ties in chat after Trump’s inauguration. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi…
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Alex Gintz
 and 
Nick Ayrton
Asia Daily: January 20, 2025
Yoon to attend hearing of impeachment trial Tuesday. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will appear at the Constitutional Court on Tuesday for the…
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Alex Gintz
 and 
Nick Ayrton
Asia Daily: January 17, 2025
South Korea investigators file request to extend President Yoon's detention. Investigators in South Korea have requested an extension of President Yoon…
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Alex Gintz
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Nick Ayrton
Asia Daily: January 16, 2025
South Korea's Yoon refuses questioning again as detention deadline looms. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, arrested on charges of insurrection, has…
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Alex Gintz
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Nick Ayrton

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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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Caleb Mills
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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Caleb Mills
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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Caleb Mills
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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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Alex Gintz

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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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Caleb Mills
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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Alex Gintz
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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Nick Ayrton
State Polls a Must-win for Anwar to Maintain Government Stability
A surprisingly stable coalition government in Malaysia will need to find some electoral fortune to at the state level if the country is to avoid its…
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Qi Siang Ng
Who Will Be the Next Prime Minister of Thailand? Thai Elections Results Explained
The process of selecting the Southeast Asian nation's next Prime Minister may not be as straightforward as it appears at first glance.
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Qi Siang Ng
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