Read and download the Lowy Institute Analysis The case for an Indo-Pacific Economic Resilience Bank by Michelle Lyons, Roland ...

Rintaro Nishimura is a Tokyo-based associate in the Japan practice of The Asia Group, a Washington-based strategic advisory firm.

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Timor-Leste is on the brink of a digital revolution with the anticipated arrival of a submarine cable promising faster and more affordable internet access. At present, only 44.3 per cent of the ...

Reallocation of the $600 million NRL bid financing could fund another 150 similar projects across the country, with change to ...

Nearly 80 years ago, during the Second World War, Japan attempted to forge a hegemonic bloc spanning much of East and Southeast Asia. Under the so-called Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere, ...

The world is becoming increasingly hungry for rare earth elements (REEs) and rare metals (RMs). Of particular importance are uranium, lithium, tantalum, and a range of other chemical elements. Two ...

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The Asian Development Bank has certainly not chosen a TikTok-grabbing theme for its latest bout of navel gazing by committing to “Solving challenges together, connecting the region, and empowering ...

Reports are circulating that North Korea is sending troops to Russian-occupied Donbas, and some might have even been killed and wounded. Moreover, sending troops would earn cash for the North Korean ...