China’s 25-year tax reach will cost it more than it collects
China is now chasing decades of unpaid tax on money its wealthiest citizens moved offshore, in some cases…
Why coal-rich Indonesia can’t keep the lights on
A wave of rolling blackouts across Indonesia in mid-2026 has exposed one of the country’s biggest economic paradoxes:…
Is China sleepwalking down Japan’s zombie economy path?
The photo above is not from China; it’s from Japan. In the 1970s, Daiei was Japan’s top retailer.…
Rupiah’s plunge pushes Indonesia’s manufacturers to the edge
Indonesia’s financial markets were jolted Monday (June 8) as the rupiah hit a new record low of over…
Geocultural forces reshaping China’s economic map
On April 1, the National Bureau of Statistics of China released the latest GDP rankings for the country’s…
Dual paradox coiled inside China’s $1 trillion trade surplus
China just notched a historic milestone: a trade surplus exceeding US$1 trillion in 2025, with exports up 5.4…
Japan’s ‘Owl’ spy satellites in orbit
Earth observation specialist Synspective has been selected as a partner company in the Satellite Constellation Project of Japan’s…
Japan’s leadership drama won’t change the economic storyline
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Quantum computers the key to elusive ‘Theory of Everything’
During the first two decades of the 20th century, European science experienced a revolution. Albert Einstein’s Theory of…
