Economic cooperation in East Asia has progressed in its own distinct way, and the conclusion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in 2019 is a huge achievement of strategic ...

Tran My Hai Loc is Deputy Head of the Department of Diplomatic Politics in the Faculty of International Relations, Ho Chi Minh City University of Foreign Languages and Information Technology (HUFLIT).

Pakistan is on the frontline of the climate crisis, with extreme weather events posing significant threats to its socio-economic fabric. The 2022 floods, which left large swathes of the country ...

Further integration of the US–Japan alliance’s command and control functions hinges on future leaders’ commitment to allocate ...

President Prabowo Subianto's pursuit of 8 percent economic growth seems more aspirational than achievable and must not ...

The Asia Pacific has a unique opportunity to build a regional clean technology ecosystem that balances cooperation with China while reducing over-reliance on its clean technology supply chains. By ...

It will soon be five years since the World Trade Organization (WTO) Appellate Body ceased functioning, largely because the United States continued blocking the appointment of new members. Without the ...

In his inaugural address on 20 October, Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's third directly-elected president, declared his intention to alleviate poverty and bolster Indonesia’s economic sovereignty while ...

‘Good, but not exceptional’. This captures the essence of Indonesia’s current economic performance. Though the nation’s 5 per cent growth rate is solid by global standards, it falls short of countries ...

Indonesia's tax-to-GDP ratio has been declining, prompting recent tax reform efforts, including the introduction of the Core ...

Former Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida deepened his predecessors' foreign policy shifts, with Japan becoming an increasingly active — and assertive — regional actor. This strategic reorientation ...