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June 30th, 2022

Hong Kong's identity in crisis

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The Big Story

Hong Kong's identity in crisis after 25 years of Beijing rule

Forced out of the city by China's crackdowns, the Hong Kong diaspora fight to save their culture from afar

A quarter-century after Hong Kong was handed over to Chinese rule, the city's artists, educators and activists are leaving in droves, stifled by a crackdown on civil liberties and cultural expression.
Embraer conducts final assembly of its passenger jets in a large hangar in Sao Jose dos Campos. As many as six jets can be accommodated in one hangar. (Photo courtesy of Embraer)
Business Spotlight

Can Brazil's aerospace champion Embraer conquer Asia?

Regional jet maker eyes India, Vietnam and beyond. Competitors have other ideas

Stripe is introducing new terminals as digital payments grow in popularity in Southeast Asia with the rise of e-commerce. (Photo courtesy of Stripe) 
Technology

Fintechs fuse ASEAN's in-store, online payments as shoppers return

Stripe to expand with launch of cashless terminals in Singapore

China's Yangtze Memory Technologies has seen its global market share in the NAND flash memory market take off from 1.3% in 2019 to around 4.8% in 2021.
Semiconductors

China's Yangtze Memory takes on rivals with new chip plant

Company aims to close technology gap with players like Samsung, Micron

Australia was widely criticized as a climate laggard during the Scott Morrison years. New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is out to change that -- and realize the country's renewable power potential.
Asia Insight

Australia coal sector braces as Albanese tackles carbon demons

Export hub of Newcastle wonders how it can escape another 'BHP moment'

An F/A-18E Super Hornet takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Philippines Sea. The Quincy study group suggests a decisive shift away from carriers.
Indo-Pacific

U.S. needs nimbler Asia posture to blunt China's punch: study

Experts call for dispersed forces, smaller carriers in 'active denial' proposal

Workers at a Chinese-backed hydroelectric dam construction site in Bokeo Province, Laos in 2017. The country's foreign debt is estimated at $1.3 billion, which it must settle by 2025.
Economy

Laos faces public backlash as economy teeters toward default

Debt crisis triggers rare anger against communist leaders on social media

Following an export ban on their harvests, palm oil farmers in Indonesia are now threatened by a lack of fertilizer.
Economy

Indonesian palm oil farmers see a bleak future

Russia was large source of fertilizer; now prices are skyrocketing

From left, Komeito's Natsuo Yamaguchi, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of the Liberal Democratic Party, the Constitutional Democratic Party's Kenta Izumi, and Nippon Ishin's Ichiro Matsui speak to the public during rallies on June 22. (Photos by Nikkei)
Japan election

Japan's upper house election campaign kicks off: 5 things to know

Kishida's economic, defense plans in focus as Ukraine war fuels inflation

Vladimir Putin has exposed Russia as a delusional and dangerous power.
Opinion

Strategically, Russia has already lost the war in Ukraine

Self-inflicted damage is irreversible as long as Putin remains in charge

Chinese troops dismantling their bunkers at Pangong Tso region in Ladakh in February 2021: China has turned other captured areas into permanent all-weather military encampments. (Handout photo from Indian Army)
Opinion

India's front line battle against autocracy more important than ever

The risk of renewed skirmishes with China is growing

Guillaume Perdigues, left, and his partner Vanessa Mapp pose for a photo in Strasbourg, France, at the start of their epic transcontinental walk in February 2019. (Courtesy of Vanessa Mapp)
Life

From France to Thailand on foot

Intrepid Western couple find their global 'dream trek' changes perspectives

The casting of the Netflix hit "Bridgerton" gladdened the Indian diaspora, but there were details in the show that strongly suggested there had been no deeper research into the country or its culture. (Courtesy of Netflix)
Tea Leaves

Asian diversity in Western popular culture is not black and white

Too many portrayals rely on stereotypes or lack important context