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BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2021
What inflation? Pandemic leaves emerging Asia's consumer recovery behind.
Slow vaccinations and a new wave of coronavirus infections have delayed economic recoveries in countries like Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and India.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 27, 2021
Southeast Asia’s democracy woes accelerate
Countries from the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar and Malaysia have regressed from robust democracies or hybrid regimes with some now turning to outright authoritarian rule.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2021
Why Asia, the pandemic champion, remains miles away from the finish line
All across the Asia-Pacific region, the countries that led the world in containing the coronavirus are now languishing in the race to put it behind them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 14, 2021
Uniting G7 nations on China proves daunting task for Biden
G7 leaders agreed to a joint communique that singled out China by name a handful of times, but did not overtly condemn Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 9, 2021
At the G7, can Biden unite the globe’s top democracies to take on China?
At the summit in England from Friday, Biden will be working to rally the world's democratic nations — and counter China — as the globe struggles back from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2021
More typhoons than usual forecast for East Asia by September
Such storms have wrought havoc running into damages of more than $175 billion across Asia in the past decade, international disaster database EM-DAT shows.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2021
Taiwan’s foreign minister plays down threat of war even as tensions soar
“We don't really anticipate that conflict or war are going to break out any time soon, but we are trying to get ourselves ready,” Foreign Minister Joseph Wu told a news conference.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 30, 2021
Gaza truce shifts focus to Egypt's regional role
While Cairo has mediated during previous rounds of violence between Israel and the Palestinians, analysts and diplomats say its efforts have been more visible than in recent years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 23, 2021
On North Korea denuclearization, yet another diplomatic dance for the U.S.
The U.S. says it has a new strategy — a “calibrated, practical, measured approach” toward the North's denuclearization — but will it be a departure from that of previous administrations?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2021
In preparing Taiwan contingency, Tokyo must remain discreet
Experts are divided on the question of China's ability to launch an invasion of Taiwan and the merits of its strategy.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 21, 2021
Israel and Hamas end 11-day conflict, sparking celebrations
The cease-fire took effect at 2 a.m. Friday to stop fighting that had devastated large swaths of the Palestinian enclave and sowed chaos in Israel.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 20, 2021
China seizes on Israel-Gaza crisis to counter U.S. on human rights
Statements from Chinese diplomats underscored how quickly any international dispute can become entangled in the strategic struggle between the U.S. and China.

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