“But otherwise, we will not succumb to that sort of pressure. It is no longer neocolonialism or colonial rule. We are an independent nation.” 27:37 Anwar Ibrahim on navigating Malaysia …
This fuzziness is not new of course. The securitisation of global economic networks stretches back decades with the United States wielding tools including dollar weaponisation and trade sanctions, as well …
Voting got under way in the Maldives on Sunday in a parliamentary election likely to test President Mohamed Muizzu’s tilt towards China and away from India, the luxury tourism hotspot’s …
Investors are often accused of being complacent about vulnerabilities in the global economy, particularly geopolitical risks which have not been this acute in decades. Yet this is only partly true. …
The Kennedy-era guru on capitalism John Kenneth Galbraith presciently proclaimed in his 1967 book, The New Industrial State, that “the imperatives of technology and organisation, not the images of ideology, …
The bill is headed to the US Senate, where both Democratic and Republican leaders have rejected the idea of fast-tracking its passage. 03:10 Protests at US Congress after House passes …
Geopolitical tensions must be set aside as the world faces shortages of critical battery materials such as lithium, nickel and cobalt due to surging demand, said Robin Zeng Yuqun, founder …
For many years, Asia has seen the dawn break at the start of a new year on a land of relative peace and prosperity. This year, however, the morning sky …
Investors from the West had invested as much as US$37.87 billion in Asia-Pacific real estate as recently as the second quarter of 2022, compared with regional investment of US$21.93 billion, …
More than 1,000 policymakers, business leaders and investors have gathered to discuss the trends that will impact the world’s future at the two-day FII Priority Hong Kong conference. It is …