The rule of law would make Vietnam an even more attractive location for foreign investors. Instead, the election of the new chair of the Supreme People’s Court sends the opposite signal.
By Marcel Grzanna
Indonesia’s ex-president and dictator Suharto is being glorified by the government almost 30 years after his death. Human rights organizations are protesting.
By Marcel Grzanna
A potential merger of Mapletree and CapitaLand could create one of the largest real estate groups in the Asia-Pacific region. The move would be part of Temasek’s strategy to bundle its holdings into more globally competitive groups.
By Yi Ling Pan
Japan has officially protested to China after a Chinese diplomat used drastic words against Prime Minister Takaichi on X. The incident exacerbates the already tense relations between Tokyo and Beijing.
By Yi Ling Pan
30 energy experts from the EU Parliament want to prevent “risky” technology providers from gaining access to European infrastructure. In a letter to the Commission, they call for swift legal action.
By Manuel Berkel
The USA's withdrawal from international climate policy leaves a void that China could fill. But so far, the country has been rather cautious. Will this change in the future? What to look out for at the summit in Belém.
By Jennifer Morgan
Lars Klingbeil travels to China – the vice-chancellor beats Merz to the punch. Meanwhile, another contentious issue is emerging in the coalition: the policy on China.
By Angela Köckritz
Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s former digital minister and one of the most influential voices for democratic innovation, talks about Europe’s balancing act between data protection and digitalization – and why open, participatory technologies are the strongest answer to authoritarian influence.
By Fabian Peltsch
As announced, Beijing is lifting the export restrictions on semiconductor metals such as gallium, germanium and antimony, which were only introduced a month ago, for the time being. The background to this is the agreements between Xi and Trump to de-escalate the trade dispute between the two countries.
By Ning Wang
