At their summit in Tokyo on Nov. 27, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, right, and Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong said they would increase defense-related exchanges. (Pool via Reuters)
Ha Hoang Hop

Vietnam could use more friends like Japan

Upgraded strategic partnership to lead to more defense deals and exchanges

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Ha Hoang Hop
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An indoor waterfall within Singapore shopping mall Jewel Changi Airport.
Christopher Shugg

Asia's airports have to be reinvented for greener post-COVID world

Automation is emerging as a major driver for sustainability

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Christopher Shugg
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Supporters cheer at the opening of DPP presidential candidate Lai Ching-te's national campaign headquarters on Dec. 3 in Taipei. The party is known for supporting LGBTQ rights. (Photo by Hiroki Endo)
SHIN NAKAYAMA

Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Taiwan's defining moment

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

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SHIN NAKAYAMA
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An office of the Cyberspace Administration of China: Beijing's AI regulations are more about social control and the projection of power than consumer protection.
Benjamin Qiu and Dennis Kwok

China's tightening grip on AI puts other nations at risk

Technology put at CCP's service likely to be used to further its agenda

Benjamin Qiu and Dennis Kwok
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the ASEAN-Japan Summit in Jakarta: Tokyo demonstrates persistent diplomacy with countries caught in the U.S.-China competition. (Pool via Reuters)
Emma Chanlett-Avery

Japan's close ties with Southeast Asia hold lessons for U.S.

Tokyo has patiently built goodwill with quiet, generous approach

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Emma Chanlett-Avery
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Accountancy employees in Ahmedabad, India: Job displacement due to AI is spreading to skilled jobs like junior positions in administration, accounting and design.
Nikki Sun

Asia has to make itself heard in global AI governance discussions

Technology is widening inequality, potentially entrapping nations and workers

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Nikki Sun
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Chinese President Xi Jinping's administration is desperate to change the China-cratering narrative dominating global media coverage.

China's property crisis won't be solved by just treating symptoms

More loans for developers will simply keep problems festering

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Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his allies have realized that it is best to try to work with members of the establishment bureaucracy.
Elvin Ong

Surviving a year as PM, Anwar just might get through four more

Malaysia's unity government has to improve its messaging to keep public onside

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Elvin Ong
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A flare falls over Gaza on Dec. 3, two days after the end of a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas.
Nikkei Editorial

International actors must work to revive Gaza truce

End of fighting and release of hostages are needed before peace talks can begin

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Shipping containers in California: China's share of U.S. imports has dropped over the past several years but its global share of green-tech exports is expanding.
Peter Tirschwell

China's export dominance is getting stronger, not weaker

Falling monthly totals obscure growth of indigenous green tech supply chains

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Peter Tirschwell
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Paramilitary troops rally in support of Palestinians in Tehran in November: Official Iranian statements have referred to Israel as a "cancerous tumor." (WANA via Reuters)
Vali Kaleji

Iran has gotten all the war it wants in Gaza already

Israel-Hamas conflict advances Tehran's goals as long as fighting does not widen

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Vali Kaleji
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An EV battery production line in Hefei, China: A global green-tech supply chain should not aim at displacing Chinese production.
Alicia Garcia-Herrero and Heather Grabbe

'Green tech partnership' offers way to de-risk while decarbonizing

Dependence on China carries supply risks beyond just geopolitics

Alicia Garcia-Herrero and Heather Grabbe
Rice planting on the outskirts of Ahmedabad: Employment is growing in India but most of the gains are in agriculture and rural construction rather than more productive sectors.

Few are benefiting from India's rapid GDP growth

Large companies enjoy perks while burdens on small business rise

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Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo: The effects of monetary policy on the government as a borrower should be considered.
Masaaki Shirakawa

Japanese macroeconomic policy is getting muddled

Logic of government's personal tax cut plan is hard to understand

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Masaaki Shirakawa
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CCTV cameras above the "Democracy Wall" at the University of Hong Kong in 2021: Some liberal-minded academics are exiting the city.
Joseph Yi

Hong Kong and China scholars and students need to be heard

Foreign universities and governments have to protect free expression of views

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Joseph Yi
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Trucks loaded with goods are seen at the Pakistani-Afghan Torkham border crossing as refugees head back to Afghanistan on Oct. 30.
SHIN NAKAYAMA

Letter from Nikkei Asia's editor: Pakistan on the edge

Shin Nakayama shares his weekly reflections and recommendations

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Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. at the ASEAN Summit in Indonesia in May: ASEAN nations do not want maritime disputes with China to affect trade ties. (Pool via Reuters)

Marcos' courting of U.S. support is unsettling his ASEAN neighbors

Bloc members worry that strong stance against China could lead to conflict

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Unfinished residential buildings in Shaanxi province: As more developers run into trouble, the government should look to restructure their debts.
Siang Leng Wong and Ke Ji

China can contain its property market troubles

Stronger policy framework would reduce risk of further real estate bubbles

Siang Leng Wong and Ke Ji
Nawaz Sharif, center, waves to supporters in Lahore on Oct. 21 after returning from self-imposed exile.
Salman Rafi Sheikh

Pakistan's election will not be about change this time

Military is showing it wants Nawaz Sharif back as prime minister for fourth term

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U.S. President Joe Biden highlights his economic agenda in Wisconsin: Self-interest and the pursuit of self-sufficiency mean that a globalized world can no longer be taken for granted.
Henny Sender

Asian developing markets cannot depend on Western investors anymore

Reorganization of supply chains has changed dynamics of capital flows

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves as he arrives at the venue for the G20 Summit in New Delhi in September. (Pool via Reuters)
Narendra Modi

India has revitalized multilateralism with its G20 presidency

Leaders came together under renewed spirit of collaboration

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A military parade in Naypyitaw in March: The Burman-dominated army should be disbanded and rebuilt around regiments formed along ethno-linguistic lines. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Zachary Abuza

Time to start planning postwar future of Myanmar's military

Rebuilding will not be possible without thorough reform of the security sector

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Zachary Abuza
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From left: Taiwan's presidential contenders Hou Yu-ih, Lai Ching-te and Ko Wen-je. Polls show Lai in the lead, but the outcome is expected to remain unpredictable until the end. (Source photos by Reuters)
Nikkei Editorial

Taiwan's presidential vote is a chance to show the power of democracy

Island's residents should make their will clear despite interference from China

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The contenders in Indonesia's presidential election in Jakarta on Nov. 14: The election is unlikely to be decided on foreign policy issues per se. 
Virdika Rizky Utama

U.S. and China loom in background of Indonesia's presidential race

Candidates' foreign connections may give clues to election race

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Virdika Rizky Utama
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An LNG plant in Banggai, Indonesia: With coal facing inevitable decline, many Asian economies are turning to the gas as their transition fuel of choice. (Antara Foto via Reuters)
Rich Gilmore

LNG can fuel Asia's green transition only if emissions are offset

Bundled carbon credits ease friction between economic growth and climate change

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Rich Gilmore
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