East Asia
The world’s most advanced economies and its most contested flashpoint sit side by side here. Technology leadership, demographic decline, and a strait that could redraw the global order — all in the same neighborhood.
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Jul- 2026 -15 JulyCapital
Half of Asia’s shippers just fired their logistics provider
A Dimerco survey of 180 Asia-Pacific shippers finds 42% switched providers in the past year, driven by freight rates still 276% above pre-crisis levels and monthly delays now treated as…
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15 JulyTech & AI
Vietnam’s new data law bans exports, defying its own trade deal
The Ministry of Public Security's proposed Law on Data Security would require prior approval for transfers of 'important' data and ban 'core' data exports entirely, stacking atop three existing regulations…
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14 JulyTech & AI
South Korea’s free AI for everyone runs on American chips it cannot replace
The government opened bidding July 13 for a universal chatbot serving 52 million residents, mandating domestic models for 80% of queries—but every GPU in the pilot is Nvidia hardware, exposing…
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14 JulyTech & AI
China’s chipmaker tests whether its stock market can fund semiconductor independence
ChangXin Memory Technologies seeks 29.5 billion yuan on July 16, the biggest A-share IPO this year, as domestic investors face a choice between tech euphoria and market fragility.
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14 JulyCapital
Japan promised crypto tax cuts. The law is still years away.
Prime Minister Takaichi's WebX pledge to cut crypto taxes from 55% to 20% arrived with the FIEA amendment stalled in the Upper House and no implementation date before 2028.
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14 JulyLife & Health
Vietnam’s $76 baby bonus won’t reverse its fertility collapse
With urban child-rearing costs at $380–760 monthly, Vietnam's new Population Law offers maternity leave and housing priority but falls far short of the economic restructuring demographers say is needed.
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12 JulySociety
Thailand’s surrogate mothers face a decade-long legal limbo
A 2015 ban on commercial surrogacy remains unenforced as Chinese demand and Thai economic need quietly sustain a grey market the law cannot erase.
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12 JulySociety
Gong Yoo’s Asian tour is a masterclass in nostalgia monetisation
The South Korean actor announced six cities for 'The Long Take' fan meetings, timed to coincide with a Goblin 10th-anniversary special that tvN is producing to extend a decade-old drama's…
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12 JulyScience
A former Pentagon official claims secret moon photos exist. NASA says they don’t.
Luis Elizondo asserted on a podcast that the U.S. government holds photographs of monolithic lunar structures, but provided no images, timeline, or independent verification despite NASA's complete 0.5-meter-resolution mapping showing…
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11 JulyPower
China’s ethnic law reaches beyond its borders to silence Taiwan
Article 63 of Beijing's new Ethnic Unity law extends legal liability to overseas individuals and groups for acts deemed divisive, prompting Taiwan to weigh countermeasures and the European Parliament to…
