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Indonesia loses Southeast Asia’s largest stock market crown to Singapore
Indonesia continues to notch one grim milestone after another. The latest: losing its status as Southeast Asia’s largest stock market to Singapore.
The total market capitalisation…
Japan plans island drone deployment to monitor Chinese naval activity
Japan’s planned deployment of long-range surveillance drones on remote Pacific islands would mark a significant expansion of its ability to monitor Chinese naval activity, as…
China’s rise will turn Thucydides Trap on its head
The end of the Cold War was supposed to deliver a long peace. For a while, that was working, until it wasn’t. We might now…
Japan zoo may ban photos near viral monkey Punch after intrusion by 2 Americans
The zoo housing the viral Japanese macaque Punch said on Tuesday it is considering a complete ban on photography and filming around the monkey enclosure…
Red carpet for Putin: why China-Russia ties outpace Beijing’s engagement with Washington
China has rolled out the red carpet for Russian President Vladimir Putin for his 25th visit to the country, underscoring a frequency of head-of-state diplomacy…