Indonesia's proposed across-the-board tariff on Chinese goods could do more harm than good, harming the domestic consumers ...

Japan's 2024 rice shortage revealed deeper issues with its food security governance as it continues to favour producer ...

Bangladesh’s interim government must move the nation forward by investigating recent atrocities and overhauling corrupt ...

Unless a new federal-democratic political-constitutional framework for Myanmar is agreed upon, elections risk reinstating ...

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 June 2024, Thailand became the first Southeast Asian country to legalise same-sex marriage. Thailand is a leading producer ...

The United States must recognise Vietnam as a market economy to successfully counter China and strengthen US alliances in ...

Prabowo Subianto's Moscow visit does not signal a realignment, but rather a commitment to Indonesia's existing policy of ...

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 ...

Japan's host club industry, where women pay for romantic attention, has been criticised for exploitative practices. Some suggest the need for regulation, but current discussions oversimplify 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 ...

Dr M Chatib Basri is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Indonesia, and was formerly Indonesia’s Minister of Finance.