China
Trump postpones his China trip to focus on the war in Iran, Collin Binkley, Associated Press, March 17
Brazil to negotiate soybean inspection framework after Chinese complaints, minister says, Gabriel Arujo, Reuters, March 17
China, Russia discuss boosting transport links as Middle East conflict disrupts shipping, Carol Yang, South China Morning Post, March 17
China will stick to 'more proactive' fiscal policy in 2026 to ensure stable economic growth: finance ministry, Zhang Weilan, Global Times, March 17
Japan
Singapore's Lawrence Wong seeks stronger ties with Japan amid global tensions, Kolette Lim, South China Morning Post, March 17
Japan PM eyes cooperation on U.S. missile defense at summit with Trump, Kyodo News, March 17
Long-range missile launchers shown in southwestern Japan before deployment, Kyodo News, March 17
South Korea
S. Korean currency rebounds from 17-yr low amid drop in oil prices, Oh Seok-min, Yonhap News Agency, March 17
North Korea
North Korea talks unlikely as Trump-Xi summit stalls, wars rage, analysts say Park Ji-won, The Korea Times, March 17
North Korea fuel prices spike 25% amid Iran war before stabilizing, Daily NK, March 18
Thailand
Speaker sees 'no disruptions' in PM vote, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Bangkok Post, March 18
Fuel prices to rise from March 18 as diesel and petrol adjusted, The Nation, March 17
Philippines
Palace rejects call for gov't takeover of oil industry as prices soar, Dexter Cabalzai, Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 18
Duterte’s counsel withdraws ICC appeal on Filipino lawyers’ disqualification, Franco Jose C. Baroña, The Manila Times, March 18
Indonesia
Indonesia considers WFH to curb fuel use amid oil risks, ANTARA News, March 17
IEA head says more oil stocks can be released if necessary, The Jakarta Post, March 17
East Asia
China cannot escape the energy shock, The Economist, March 17
Buying time: Germany between a changed US and rising China, Yuichi Morii, ThinkChina, March 17
Behind Japan’s US investment pledge, a China problem, The Interpreter, March 17
Japan’s China policy begins at home, Henry Storey, East Asia Forum, March 17
Limits on participation in Iran puts Takaichi’s leadership to the test, Riley Walters, Nikkei Asia, March 18
Japan’s real exchange rate slide isn’t the crisis headlines claim, Stefan Angrick Nikkei Asia, March 17
Southeast Asia
Lancang-Mekong Cooperation 2.0: Deepening ties between China and mainland ASEAN, US-China Focus, March 17
Price Hikes at the Pump Destabilize Southeast Asian Politics, Joseph Rachman, Foreign Policy, March 18
South Asia
Why Are the Afghan Taliban and Pakistan in an ‘Open War’? Clara Fong, Council on Foreign Relations Asia, March 16