Commentary / World May 24, 2021
Asia’s COVID-19 surges should worry us all
by Clara Ferreira Marques
Variants must be caught before they explode, and we can’t afford to overlook what’s happening now across the region.
Food & Drink May 6, 2021
The best bar in Asia right now is Coa in Hong Kong
by Joanna Ossinger
The ranking is based on the votes of members of the Asia’s 50 Best Bars Academy. Some of the winning bars may be in various states of closure amid the spread of COVID-19.
Commentary / Japan Apr 20, 2021
More than a meet-and-greet, Suga-Biden summit re-imagines partnership
by Tobias Harris
Most importantly, for the first time, the two governments explicitly identified China as the preeminent challenge facing their alliance.
Commentary / World Apr 4, 2021
Is the 'Asian century' really here?
by Lee Jong-Wha
Some regard the current crisis as a tipping point that will accelerate Asia’s global resurgence. They point out that Asian countries managed the pandemic better than the West did.
Commentary / World | Perspectives Apr 4, 2021
Can COVID-19 turbocharge the 'Asian century'?
by Jesper Koll
If nothing else, the China-U.S. rivalry has forced Japan to become a genuine leader for Asia.
Commentary / World | Perspectives Apr 2, 2021
by Richard Javad Heydarian
What lies ahead for the region after weathering the coronavirus pandemic … for now.
Asia Pacific Feb 12, 2021
U.S. sanctions on Myanmar junta not enough, Suu Kyi supporters say
EU lawmakers have also called for action from their countries and Britain said it was considering measures to punish those behind the Feb. 1 coup.
Commentary / World Feb 10, 2021
Will East Asia win the pandemic?
by Lee Jong-Wha
East Asian economies should take great pride in what they achieved in 2020. But they cannot rest on their laurels.
Commentary / World Jan 26, 2021
Biden may struggle to calibrate his Asia policy
by Brad Glosserman
The first challenge for the new Biden team, made up of many veterans of the Obama administration, is to resist the instinct to resume where it left off four years ago.
Commentary / World Jan 24, 2021
Asia’s movie rebound is good news for everyone
by Adam Minter
In the absence of Hollywood fare, "The Eight Hundred,” a Chinese war epic, became the world’s top-grossing movie with a $460 million take.
Commentary / World Jan 13, 2021
Asia’s rise doesn’t necessarily mean the West’s decline
by Yoichi Funabashi
The post-pandemic world is no simple seesaw game in which East Asia rises and the West falls.
Commentary / World Jan 13, 2021
COVID-19 batters Asia’s already-struggling democracies
by Joshua Kurlantzick
In Asia in particular, democratic or quasi-democratic governments have taken advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to strengthen their grips on power.