Geopolitics

The opinion shift is less a new affection for Beijing than a growing fatigue with the costs of confrontation

Its commercial bank revenue in Singapore is up 21% in the first seven months against a year ago

Tokyo wants Washington watching its back, but not necessarily looking over its shoulder

Asean energy ministers meeting should look beyond Iran war and confront a much bigger geopolitical challenge

If the US forces countries to pick sides, more may switch to China’s cheaper and more open models

Extended US-China trade truce stabilises relations, but Asean remains caught between opposing pressures

Large-asset owners are also raising their infrastructure holdings and being pickier about private markets

A revised defence pact is a modest improvement, but annexation threats were a costly blunder

The Republic must also become harder to replace as the global economy grows more contested and fragmented, he says