South Korea
Chip exports move global portfolios, cultural exports move global taste, and a security alliance with Washington keeps both under constant pressure.
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Aug- 2026 -13 AugustCompass
Thailand is quietly winning the race for Chinese tourists from Japan
With 5.1 million Chinese arrivals projected for 2026, Thailand has overtaken Japan in the first half—a shift driven by airlift capacity, safety perceptions, and political friction between China and Tokyo.
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12 AugustCapital
South Korea eliminates crypto transfer floor, pressures US exchanges
Seoul's zero-threshold Travel Rule takes effect February 20, 2027, while lobbying the FATF to force global compliance that would reshape US exchange architecture.
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10 AugustCapital
India’s $41 billion currency trick is reshaping how Asia defends reserves
The Reserve Bank of India pulled in $41 billion through a subsidised deposit window by July 31, setting a benchmark for incentive-based defense that other central banks are now copying—but…
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9 AugustCapital
South Korea’s energy bet in Central Asia lacks the capital to win
KEPCO seeded a technology unit with 20 billion won, but China's state-backed packages bundle financing, equipment, and execution—a combination Seoul has yet to match.
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5 AugustTech & AI
Four Asian economies are quietly dividing up the AI supply chain
Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, and Vietnam are each securing a critical chokepoint—from advanced chips to rare earths—making themselves indispensable to the global AI stack rather than competing for dominance.
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5 AugustEarth
A Super El Niño is arriving on a warmer planet. The worst is still months away.
The World Meteorological Organization projects sea-surface temperature anomalies will exceed 2.9°C above normal by October, amplified by a simultaneous positive Indian Ocean Dipole that reshapes drought and flood risk across…
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3 AugustTech & AI
Malaysia’s AI boom is outpacing its political system
With 5.8% Q2 growth and data centre investments at 18% of GDP, the country ranks among the world's top four AI hardware exporters—but fuel subsidy costs doubling to RM40 billion…
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Jul- 2026 -30 JulyEarth
South Korea’s monsoon failed. Now 100,000 face water cuts.
Miryang's two agricultural reservoirs hit near-zero capacity as Yangsan recorded 40.3°C on July 29, the highest temperature in the region's recorded history, forcing authorities to activate emergency rationing protocols.
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28 JulyTech & AI
Asia’s chip rout masks a geopolitical repricing nobody saw coming
South Korea's KOSPI plunged 8.59% on July 28 as China disclosed domestic lithography production, signalling the tooling gap that protected Korean and Japanese memory makers is narrowing faster than supply…
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26 JulySociety
The place where Buddhism began just got UNESCO’s seal
Sarnath's inscription as India's 45th World Heritage site ends a 28-year wait, but fragile ruins now face the risk of being loved to death by the crowds it will attract.
