China
The latest on trade decisions, technology restrictions, military posture — none of it stays contained to China for long, and every neighbor’s strategy has to account for it.
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Jun- 2026 -18 JuneLife & Health
Asia’s housing crisis reveals what governments won’t give up
Singapore, Australia, South Korea and China are testing opposite theories of land ownership—but all avoid the choice that would actually lower prices.
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16 JuneCompass
Vietnam is ditching backpackers for high-spending tourists
With a 2030 target of US$40 billion in tourism revenue—roughly double 2024 earnings—Vietnam is tightening visa rules and building luxury infrastructure to compete with Thailand, while racing against the overtourism…
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16 JunePower
Sri Lanka became a scam hub by leaving its doors open
Chinese-run networks fleeing Southeast Asian crackdowns have relocated to Colombo, exploiting tourist visas and weak SIM registration to target Western victims with forged investment schemes.
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14 JuneSociety
East Asia’s dating apps cannot fix what economics broke
South Korea's fertility rate hit 0.72 in 2023, Japan's 1.20, and Singapore's 0.97—all far below replacement. State-backed matchmaking schemes are failing because the barrier to children is not romance, it…
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10 JunePower
Japan is quietly becoming Asia’s third power pole
Tokyo committed to doubling defense spending to 2% of GDP by 2027, making it the world's third-largest military spender while building a network of security partnerships across Southeast Asia and…
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10 JunePower
New Zealand stops trusting America. China and Japan fill the gap.
A survey of 2,300 residents found 43% now see China as a friend, up from 38%, while US favorability collapsed from 61% to 39% in a single year, driven by…
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9 JunePower
China just abandoned denuclearization. North Korea noticed.
Xi Jinping's first visit to Pyongyang since 2019 omitted any mention of nuclear weapons, signaling Beijing now accepts a permanent arsenal as the price of regional leverage against Washington.
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9 JunePower
North Korea found a buyer for its war. Sanctions collapsed.
Moscow's demand for artillery shells has generated up to $14.4 billion for Pyongyang, enabling 3.7% GDP growth while 15,000 troops fight in Ukraine at a one-in-three casualty rate.
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6 JuneCapital
Hong Kong is quietly becoming Central Asia’s privatisation banker
Kazakhstan's state railway will list in the city in 2026, signalling a shift in who intermediates the region's US$68 billion state-asset sell-off away from London and Moscow.
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6 JuneTech & AI
A Chinese robotics startup is already beating Western rivals at scale
Zelostech has 4,000 autonomous vehicles running across 300 cities, while DHL's Singapore deployment marks the first permanent operation beyond pilot stage.
