Samantha Johnson
Why does Hong Kong need a 5-year plan – and will it crimp its free-market economy?
As the government completes a public consultation exercise to craft the city’s own five-year plan to align with national development, the first of this five-part…
Vietnam’s To Lam eyes trade, defence boost during trip to Australia, New Zealand
A visit by Vietnam’s top leader To Lam to Australia and New Zealand this week is expected to lead to stronger maritime security cooperation, especially…
North Korea launches a suspected ballistic missile, Japan says
North Korea fired a possible ballistic missile towards the sea on Wednesday, Japan’s Defence Ministry said, the second such weapons launch in less than a…
Beyond the numbers: why China’s carrier force won’t copy the US model
Having marked its 99th anniversary on August 1, the People’s Liberation Army is now just a year away from its centenary goals, with its evolution…

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