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Asia Pacific

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Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on semiconductor independence from the Jakarta deskLead Analysis · 20 Jun 2026

The Quiet Repricing of Semiconductor independence, and Why It Matters

Officials and allocators in Jakarta are quietly repricing assumptions around semiconductor independence. THE WORLD NEWS examines the institutional shift and its medium-horizon consequences.

By Marcus Halberg6 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on ASEAN financial architecture from the Hanoi desk
Briefing19 Jun 2026

What ASEAN financial architecture in 2026

By Akiko Tanaka · 7 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on supply-chain diversification from the Manila desk
Briefing17 Jun 2026

How Supply-chain diversification Across Three Continents

By Mei Lin Chen · 8 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on strategic competition from the Bangkok desk
Briefing16 Jun 2026

Inside Strategic competition Under Pressure

By Priya Ranganathan · 9 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on trade pact expansion from the Kuala Lumpur desk
Briefing14 Jun 2026

Mapping Trade pact expansion Reshaping Global Allocators

By David Okonkwo · 10 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on tech standards from the Taipei desk
Briefing13 Jun 2026

Behind Tech standards After the Pivot

By Sophie Lindqvist · 11 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on maritime security from the Sydney desk
Briefing11 Jun 2026

The New Architecture of Maritime security Beyond the Headlines

By Marcus Halberg · 12 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on industrial policy from the Canberra desk
Briefing10 Jun 2026

Decoding Industrial policy at Sovereign Scale

By Akiko Tanaka · 6 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on capital market reforms from the Wellington desk
Briefing8 Jun 2026

The Hidden Logic Behind Capital market reforms in the Post-Plateau Economy

By Mei Lin Chen · 7 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on demographic pressures from the Mumbai desk
Briefing7 Jun 2026

Why Demographic pressures Through an Institutional Lens

By Priya Ranganathan · 8 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on minerals security from the New Delhi desk
Briefing5 Jun 2026

The Quiet Repricing of Minerals security, and Why It Matters

By David Okonkwo · 9 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on energy transition from the Dhaka desk
Briefing4 Jun 2026

What Energy transition in 2026

By Sophie Lindqvist · 10 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on cross-strait risk from the Colombo desk
Briefing2 Jun 2026

How Cross-strait risk Across Three Continents

By Marcus Halberg · 11 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on alliance signaling from the Karachi desk
Briefing1 Jun 2026

Inside Alliance signaling Under Pressure

By Akiko Tanaka · 12 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on port modernization from the Beijing desk
Briefing30 May 2026

Mapping Port modernization Reshaping Global Allocators

By Mei Lin Chen · 6 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on fintech adoption from the Shanghai desk
Briefing29 May 2026

Behind Fintech adoption After the Pivot

By Priya Ranganathan · 7 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on data localization from the Hong Kong desk
Briefing27 May 2026

The New Architecture of Data localization Beyond the Headlines

By David Okonkwo · 8 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on aviation expansion from the Tokyo desk
Briefing26 May 2026

Decoding Aviation expansion at Sovereign Scale

By Sophie Lindqvist · 9 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on tourism corridors from the Seoul desk
Briefing24 May 2026

The Hidden Logic Behind Tourism corridors in the Post-Plateau Economy

By Marcus Halberg · 10 Min Read
Editorial illustration accompanying analysis on defense spending from the Singapore desk
Briefing23 May 2026

Why Defense spending Through an Institutional Lens

By Akiko Tanaka · 11 Min Read