The Relevance of ASEAN Mutual Recognition Arrangements in Human Resource Development
By John Paolo R. Rivera and Tereso S. Tullao, Jr.
Globalisation compelled labour markets to integrate and converge towards common standards. Preparing professionals on this...
Can Hengqin Island Become the “New” Hainan or Hong Kong?
By Adina-Laura Achim
Last year, China unveiled a development strategy for the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, which is forecasted to bring new business...
Connection Meets Disruption: The China-Europe Freight Train and the War in Ukraine
By Xiangming Chen
The China-Europe Freight Train (CEFT), which inaugurated its run from the megacity of Chongqing in southwestern China to Europe’s largest river port...
How the Fed Misread the Red Flags – And the Rest will Pay the...
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
US inflation and aggressive rate hikes are pushing the West into recession...
Where is China Heading in the Fight Against the Pandemic?
By Junhua Zhang
President Xi Jinping is pursuing another type of rationalism when it comes to combatting the pandemic. His zero-COVID policy is very...
China has a New Global Development Initiative, but Who Will Actually Benefit From it?
By Amitrajeet A. Batabyal
China’s well-publicized Belt and Road Initiative to invest in infrastructure projects in other countries has helped it expand its political influence...
Could the Departure of Jack Ma Brighten Ant Group’s Long Term IPO Prospects?
There aren’t many firms that have faced such an exceptional string of challenges on the path to IPO as Ant Group. The Chinese tech...
Nancy Pelosi’s Visit to Taiwan causes an Ongoing Chinese Tantrum in the Taiwan Strait
By Kuan-Wei Chen
The recent visit to Taiwan by Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the United States House of Representatives, lasted just 24 hours.
But it vividly...
China-US Tensions: How Global Trade Began Splitting into Two Blocs
By Dr. Christopher S. Tang and ManMohan S. Sodhi, PhD
Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has elicited a strong response from China: three days of simulated attack on...
CNAS Plans For Asia (and Blinken’s Cash Machine)
By Dan Steinbock
Relying on think-tanks and corporate proxies, particularly those of Secretary of State Antony Blinken, US Big Defense seems to be driving the...





















































