China Asia Economy

Review of criticisms of a story on Covid origins

The article that’s back-checked here was originally published by ProPublica a...

Ravish Kumar’s reputation exceeds Modi’s

“Live as brave men; and if fortune is adverse, front its blows with brave hea...

The semiconductor industry and the China challenge

Every nation-state faces a fundamental choice: With whom will we engage in tr...

Phony artillery war between Koreas raises tensions –...

SEOUL – As both South and North Korea conduct live artillery drills on either...

Pacific Island nations fight for survival and climat...

Warming seas and fast-eroding coastlines, destructive storm surges, and pollu...

China’s economic leverage and threat waning over Taiwan

In recent years, China has attempted to prevent Taiwan from developing ambiti...

Reopening hopes catapult Chinese share prices

Hong Kong stocks rose on Monday (December 5) after several Chinese cities ann...

China’s Covid protests not as meaningful as portrayed

China was wracked with unprecedented “anti-zero-Covid” protests in late Novem...

‘Turban tossing’ protests hit Iran’s ruling clergy

The ongoing protests in Iran over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while ...

The connection between inflation and recession

Why does inflation turn into recession? How might a big inflation ruin an eco...

Taiwan holds all the chips in US-China tech showdown

US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei in August ...

Covid protests speak to evolution of Chinese dissent

China has decided to fight widespread anti-Covid lockdown protests by combini...

Earth’s empty quarter: the great Pacific island exodus

In 1989, distinguished Australian geographer Gerard Ward wrote that the Pacif...

Increasing maritime power among the Quad nations

Increasing maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean has propelled India to en...

North Korea pokes the polarization bear

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, North Korea capitalized upon China’s and ...

The days of the hydrogen car are already over

Hydrogen fuel cell cars emerged as an alternative to both the electric and co...