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Economy

The Addis Ababa-Djibouti Railway: Still Growing 8 Years Later
ByIstvan Tarrosy, Zoltan Voros, andAli Miganeh Hadi
Two years after the handover to local control, the China-built railway is not done transforming the region.

Why North Korea Is Unlikely to Renew Cooperation at Kaesong
ByMichael MacArthur Bosack
The Lee administration may be hoping to resume cooperation at the Kaesong Industrial Complex. But Pyongyang is just not interested.

India’s SHANTI Bill Unlocks Nuclear Investment
ByMaxwell Abbott

India’s SHANTI Act Is a High-stakes Wager on Nuclear Power
ByShibani Mehta
Any future nuclear incident perceived to be linked to diluted liability or weakened oversight would carry severe reputational costs.

Indonesia’s New Economic Orthodoxy
ByAidan Hall
"Prabowonomics" focuses on social assistance-style provisions rather than the growth-centered development strategies preferred by orthodox economic policy-makers.

Singapore Goes to Space
ByJames Guild
The city-state is seeking to capitalize on one of its comparative advantages as a regional center of STEM education and research.

As China Ages, a Pension Crisis Looms
ByRishab Rathi
China’s pension dilemma involves not only a shrinking workforce but also persistent inequality between urban residents and rural migrants.

Can South Korea’s Cultural Industries Become Its New Growth Engine?
BySeongeun Lee
It’s not just about soft power – South Korea’s cultural exports are now emerging as a pillar of the national economy.

Is Indonesia’s Nickel Production Cut Deliberately Undermining the Philippines’ Downstream Plans?
ByRezki Syahrir
Indonesia’s production restrictions strengthen its position as a regional agenda setter. The Philippines, by contrast, risks becoming a price taker, bearing environmental pressures and reserve depletion while much of the value added occurs abroad.

Why Did Canadian Firm Laramide Abandon a Uranium Project in Kazakhstan?
ByCatherine Putz
Laramide President and CEO Marc Henderson called recent changes to the country's subsoil use law “a spectacular own goal." He characterized it as “de facto nationalization."

Winds of Change: Can Taiwan’s Offshore Wind Deliver Fair Work Too?
ByPeter Bengtsen
Workers report debt-linked recruitment. Companies, financiers, and Taiwan’s government face a test of remedy.

India and the US Inch Closer to a Trade Agreement
BySudha Ramachandran
For the short-term benefit of sealing a trade deal with an unreliable Trump, is New Delhi harming its own long-term security interests?
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