Commentary / World Apr 21, 2022

Yoon Suk-yeol’s next opponents: Housing and jobs

If President-elect Yoon Seok-youl takes the wrong approach to key issues, the country may be unable to avoid a Japanese-style “lost decades.”

Commentary / World Mar 2, 2022

China’s economic development is rife with new challenges and traps

China’s weak rule of law carries serious risks, including official corruption, which tends to increase inequality and thus could undermine efforts to avoid the middle-income trap.

Commentary / World Dec 24, 2021

East Asia’s 'Squid Game' economies

Nowadays, South Korean capitalism seems more noxious — perhaps because it has been converging with the liberal Anglo-Saxon model, with its weak investment, slow growth and high inequality.

Commentary / World Oct 22, 2021

China’s loss can be the rest of Asia’s gain

China’s changing role in the global economy is forcing companies to reconsider it as a manufacturing hub.