David is an Analyst focusing on East Asia. He primarily writes on economic, political, and social issues and how they relate to the geopolitical environment.
A NATO summit will commence today in Madrid to decide on the alliance’s strategy for the coming decade. NATO leaders
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WHAT’S HAPPENING? Taiwan has been pertinent to global high-tech supply chains for years, thanks to its primacy in semiconductor production.
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G20 Ministers of Health and Finance conclude their two-day meeting in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, today This year’s G20, with Indonesia holding
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US President Joseph Biden’s Special Envoy to the Freely Associated States Joseph Yun will arrive in the Marshall Islands today
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Newly elected Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will conclude a trip to Indonesia today focused on improving bilateral relations. Albanese
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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is expected to announce the establishment of a new economic security office today. As part
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Leaders of the Quad countries — India, Japan, Australia and the US — will hold a meeting in Tokyo today.
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Singapore’s Defense Minister Ng Eng Hen will conclude a visit to Estonia and Latvia today. Ng has spent six days
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Today Yoon Suk-yeol will be sworn in as the 13th President of South Korea. Yoon, of the conservative People Power
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The Chinese government’s decision to insist on a zero-tolerance approach toward COVID-19 may come at a great cost to the country’s economy.
READ MORESwedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson and Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin will meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin
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South Korea’s ongoing struggle with gender inequality has ramifications for its economy and society. The country’s new president, Yoon Suk-yeol, may end up exacerbating this problem by denying its existence.
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As one of the world’s largest CO2-emitters, South Korea has pledged to go carbon neutral. However, decarbonization will be an uphill battle that will require more than what the government has planned.
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Successive attempts by South Korea’s government to rein in the country’s economic titans have been inadequate. As a result, the chaebols have only grown more powerful since the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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