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Opinion / South Korea
Southeast Asia’s nuclear push locks countries into long-term strategic alignments, reshaping regional autonomy as major powers compete for influence.
Policy & Finance
Asia’s natural disasters must not become financial crises
The dangerous flooding in Nepal and Tibet has demonstrated, once again, the need for prearranged disaster-risk financing to prepare for the economic chain reactions triggered by natural disasters. Asia's policymakers must act now to help cash-strapped Nepal and strengthen other countries' resilience before the next crisis hits.
Carbon & Climate
India’s critical mineral challenge in a new global resource order
Mineral security is not just about access to resources but about control over value chains. India’s response must be strategic, not reactive.
Carbon & Climate
Who should build the low-carbon economy?
Since the first Industrial Revolution, goods and technologies have reached the farthest corners of the world, but the ability to design, build, market, and extract value from them has remained highly concentrated. Unless humanity can break this pattern, a sufficient response to climate change will remain out of reach.
All South Korea Opinion
29 June 2026
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22 May 2026
Policy & Finance
Sustainable economies will own the future
18 May 2026
Policy & Finance
Asia's economic diplomacy for tumultuous times
10 February 2026
11 November 2025
19 August 2025
Corporate Responsibility
Building inclusive economies: Lessons from East Asia’s social innovation ecosystems
8 January 2025
13 December 2024
10 December 2024
28 November 2024
14 October 2024
Manufacturing
Toxic threads? The hidden dangers of ultra-fast fashion
3 July 2024
20 May 2024
Carbon & Climate
Strengthening Asia's voice for sustainable development
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