July 15th, 2021
Afghanistan faces the end of the U.S. era
Chaos beckons as government forces collapse before Taliban onslaught
State-owned investor takes early bets by creating its own companies
Arms sales and COVID vaccines help Moscow punch above economic weight
Shadow hangs over Wall St after troubled IPO but bonds still attract investment
Worse is yet to come as doubts rise over Chinese vaccines
Malaysia carrier furthers its "superapp" ambitions via deal with Indonesia unicorn
Closed-door games deals blow to marketing strategies for big Japan Inc. names
Eric Schmidt urges cooperation in AI, chips, quantum computing and synthetic biology
Beijing raises tensions by ignoring tribunal ruling and pushing territory claim
New reason to hope that things will finally start to get better
Jewish state is being used as a pawn in Beijing's competition with the US
From engineers to volunteers, behind-the-scenes players rise to the occasion
Drawing on long but troubled ties, London could yet play a role in ending Myanmar's nightmare