The latest trade figures have increased pressure on Vietnamese negotiators who are attempting to allay U.S. concerns about the nations’ lopsided trade balance.

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08.05.2025

World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings Send Signal to South Asia: Fix the Fundamentals – The Diplomat

How are the region’s low-income economies navigating the intersection of climate vulnerability and crippling levels of debt?

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08.05.2025

Indonesia to Loosen Local Content Rules Amid US Tariff Negotiations – The Diplomat

The local content requirement on government procurements has been highlighted by U.S. trade representatives as a barrier to American imports.

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08.05.2025

Deglobalization and International Investment Trends – The Diplomat

Insights from Dr. Rory Knight.

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07.05.2025

Sean Turnell on Myanmar’s Star-crossed Economic Reforms – The Diplomat

“Had the coup not occurred I have no doubt that Myanmar would have made real progress in catching up to its peers and neighbors.”

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07.05.2025

How Japan’s $1.1 Trillion in US Treasuries Became a Strategic Lever in the New Tariff War – The Diplomat

The country’s large holding of U.S. debt has long been framed as a win-win. It now has the potential to serve as a diplomatic trump.

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06.05.2025

Vietnam’s PM Says US Tariffs Threaten Global Supply Chains, Growth – The Diplomat

Pham Minh Chinh says that the Trump administration’s tariff announcement has created a “challenging and complicated situation” for the country.

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03.05.2025

LG’s Exit from a Mega-Battery Project in Indonesia, Explained – The Diplomat

Does the South Korean firm’s withdrawal spell trouble for Jakarta’s policy of industrial downstreaming?

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03.05.2025

Walking the Geopolitical Tightrope: South Korea’s High Stakes Bet on AI – The Diplomat

South Korea wants to transition from a “fast follower” to an AI leader, but that could come with geopolitical costs amid the growing China-U.S. competition.

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02.05.2025

China Has Long Been an Expert in Using Tariffs. Now It’s a Target. – The Diplomat

Tariffs have played a large part in the growth and expansion of the Chinese economy since the 1980s.

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02.05.2025

Thailand Protests Moody’s Decision to Downgrade Its Economic Outlook to ‘Negative’ – The Diplomat

The ratings agency says that the recently announced U.S. tariffs “risk aggravating the trend decline in the country’s potential growth.”

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02.05.2025

Is India Really Winning Its War on Poverty? – The Diplomat

The World Bank says that India has made radical strides in eliminating extreme poverty. The reality on the ground is more complicated.

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01.05.2025

To Address China’s Assertive Behavior in the South China Sea, the Philippines Should Focus on Sustainability – The Diplomat

There’s another way to tackle China’s exclusion of Filipino fisherfolk from the South China Sea: cutting off its access to the Philippine seafood market.

The Diplomat Economy

30.04.2025

Why China Is Confident It Can Wait out Trump’s Trade War – The Diplomat

Beijing recognizes the U.S. is here to stay as a global power – but its relative advantage is being eroded by the tariffs, and political support in the U.S. is wearing thin.

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29.04.2025

Why the Balochistan Mines and Minerals Act Was Enacted Swiftly and Silently – The Diplomat

The controversial law will undermine restive Balochistan’s rights over its mineral reserves.

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29.04.2025

Asia’s Strategic Realignment Amid the Collapse of Global Free Trade – The Diplomat

Most Asian nations are adapting to the trade war with a mix of economic realism, diplomatic agility, and selective state intervention.

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26.04.2025

Australia and Japan’s Hydrogen Partnership: Navigating Ambitions and Realities – The Diplomat

The slow development of Australia’s hydrogen industry brings the future of Australia and Japan’s potential hydrogen trading relationship into question.

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26.04.2025

Trading Debt for Conservation in Tonga – The Diplomat

Tonga owes over $100 million to China. Debt-for-nature swaps could be a win-win solution to a looming debt crisis.

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25.04.2025

Greenland Eyes China Amid Denmark-US Tensions – But Chinese Investors Won’t Rush In – The Diplomat

China’s companies appear to have lost interest even before the United States began pushing back against Chinese influence in Greenland.

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25.04.2025

Why the Port of Darwin’s Chinese Leaseholder May Welcome an Australian Buyout – The Diplomat

As Landbridge faces serious solvency issues in China, the most pressing risk threatening the port is a financial one.

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24.04.2025

The Real Threat Behind Trump’s Trade War: China’s Currency Offensive – The Diplomat

China has been steadily working to elevate the international profile of the RMB. Though progress has been gradual, it carries real risks to the U.S. dollar’s dominance.

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24.04.2025

US Government Finalizes Tariffs on Southeast Asian Solar Imports – The Diplomat

U.S.-based manufacturers say that Chinese companies based in Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, and Malaysia are dumping cheap solar panels on the American market.

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23.04.2025

China’s Bet on Railways in Southeast Asia Is Starting to Pay Off – The Diplomat

For all its attendant controversies, Beijing’s focus on transport infrastructure is closely aligned with the region’s development priorities.

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23.04.2025

Starlink in Bangladesh: A Digital Leap or Sovereignty Trade-Off? – The Diplomat

While Starlink holds promise for connecting Bangladesh’s rural and hard-to-reach areas, it also raises critical questions about national autonomy, data ownership, and digital governance.

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23.04.2025

Mongolia’s Interim Free Trade Deal With the EAEU: What’s at Stake? – The Diplomat

Mongolia’s government sees the temporary FTA as tool to expand imports, but business groups and policy experts in Mongolia have voiced concern about the deal’s implications.

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22.04.2025

China’s Humanoid Marathon Signals a New Kind of AI Race – The Diplomat

Beijing’s robot half-marathon wasn’t just spectacle – it reveals China’s intent to dominate the emerging humanoid robotics sector and lead on a global level.

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19.04.2025

As US Decouples, China Strengthens Biotech Ties With Japan – The Diplomat

From joint ventures to licensing deals, biotechnology is emerging as a strategic bridge between China and Japan.

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19.04.2025

What Top Chinese Economists Think of Trump’s Tariffs – The Diplomat

China’s academic and policy circles see economic and diplomatic opportunities amid the crisis of Washington’s trade war.

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19.04.2025

What Did US Businesses Have to Say About Trump’s Tariffs? – The Diplomat

Before the tariffs, businesses took advantage of a public comment period to lay out the dangers of a trade war. It seems clear that the Trump administration didn’t take their concerns into account.

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19.04.2025

Southeast Asia’s Quiet Revolt Against the Dollar: Should the US Be Worried? – The Diplomat

The shift away from the U.S. currency is still in its early days, but the era of unquestioned dollar supremacy may be gradually drawing to a close.

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18.04.2025

Ending China’s De Minimis Exception Brings 3 Benefits for Americans – The Diplomat

President Trump’s executive order ending the de minimis rule for China is set to strengthen U.S. manufacturing, safeguard public health, and advance human rights efforts.

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17.04.2025

Trans-Afghan Railway: Will Uzbekistan Develop the Kandahar Route? – The Diplomat

The route through Kandahar can lead to both Pakistan and Iran, an attractive prospect for Tashkent.

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17.04.2025

The US Flip-flop Over H20 Chip Restrictions – The Diplomat

Last week, reports surfaced that the White House would still allow Nvidia to export its H20 chips to China, surprising the tech industry. Now the restrictions are back on.

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17.04.2025

How China’s Companies Are Responding to the US Trade War – The Diplomat

Since 2018, Chinese firms have been pursuing internal reforms, supply chain restructurings, and accelerated innovation, with the result of “selective decoupling” from the U.S.

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17.04.2025

Tariff Talks an Opportunity to Reinvigorate the Japan-US Alliance – The Diplomat

With the 24 percent additional tariffs on Japan suspended for 90 ninety days for negotiations, the U.S. and Japan should approach this moment as a chance to forge a new economic compact.

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17.04.2025

The Trump Tariff Shock Should Push Indonesia to Reform Its Economy – The Diplomat

Rather than retaliating or kowtowing to Washington, Jakarta needs to get its own house in order.

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16.04.2025

Why ASEAN Countries Often Run Trade Surpluses – The Diplomat

Many of the region’s economies have pursued a model of export-oriented industrialization that was once championed and encouraged by Washington.

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16.04.2025

India’s Coal Phasedown Needs a Balanced Socio-economic Framework – The Diplomat

A people-centric transition of coal mine workers needs timely reskilling, training, relocation and rehabilitation as part of India’s transition to clean energy.

The Diplomat Economy

15.04.2025

The Time Is Now For Kazakhstan to Achieve Energy Independence From Russia – The Diplomat

Kazakhstan can leverage Russia’s desperate need for export markets by pushing for a pipeline, finally, across the Caspian Sea.

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The PhilHealth Supreme Court Case, Explained – The Diplomat

Vietnamese Exports to the US Reach New Post-COVID High – The Diplomat

World Bank-IMF Spring Meetings Send Signal to South Asia: Fix the Fundamentals – The Diplomat

Indonesia to Loosen Local Content Rules Amid US Tariff Negotiations – The Diplomat

Deglobalization and International Investment Trends – The Diplomat

Sean Turnell on Myanmar’s Star-crossed Economic Reforms – The Diplomat

How Japan’s $1.1 Trillion in US Treasuries Became a Strategic Lever in the New Tariff War – The Diplomat

Vietnam’s PM Says US Tariffs Threaten Global Supply Chains, Growth – The Diplomat

LG’s Exit from a Mega-Battery Project in Indonesia, Explained – The Diplomat

Walking the Geopolitical Tightrope: South Korea’s High Stakes Bet on AI – The Diplomat

China Has Long Been an Expert in Using Tariffs. Now It’s a Target. – The Diplomat

Thailand Protests Moody’s Decision to Downgrade Its Economic Outlook to ‘Negative’ – The Diplomat

Is India Really Winning Its War on Poverty? – The Diplomat

To Address China’s Assertive Behavior in the South China Sea, the Philippines Should Focus on Sustainability – The Diplomat

Why China Is Confident It Can Wait out Trump’s Trade War – The Diplomat

Why the Balochistan Mines and Minerals Act Was Enacted Swiftly and Silently – The Diplomat

Asia’s Strategic Realignment Amid the Collapse of Global Free Trade – The Diplomat

Australia and Japan’s Hydrogen Partnership: Navigating Ambitions and Realities – The Diplomat

Trading Debt for Conservation in Tonga – The Diplomat

Greenland Eyes China Amid Denmark-US Tensions – But Chinese Investors Won’t Rush In – The Diplomat

Why the Port of Darwin’s Chinese Leaseholder May Welcome an Australian Buyout – The Diplomat

The Real Threat Behind Trump’s Trade War: China’s Currency Offensive – The Diplomat

US Government Finalizes Tariffs on Southeast Asian Solar Imports – The Diplomat

China’s Bet on Railways in Southeast Asia Is Starting to Pay Off – The Diplomat

Starlink in Bangladesh: A Digital Leap or Sovereignty Trade-Off? – The Diplomat

Mongolia’s Interim Free Trade Deal With the EAEU: What’s at Stake? – The Diplomat

China’s Humanoid Marathon Signals a New Kind of AI Race – The Diplomat

As US Decouples, China Strengthens Biotech Ties With Japan – The Diplomat

What Top Chinese Economists Think of Trump’s Tariffs – The Diplomat

What Did US Businesses Have to Say About Trump’s Tariffs? – The Diplomat

Southeast Asia’s Quiet Revolt Against the Dollar: Should the US Be Worried? – The Diplomat

Ending China’s De Minimis Exception Brings 3 Benefits for Americans – The Diplomat

Trans-Afghan Railway: Will Uzbekistan Develop the Kandahar Route? – The Diplomat

The US Flip-flop Over H20 Chip Restrictions – The Diplomat

How China’s Companies Are Responding to the US Trade War – The Diplomat

Tariff Talks an Opportunity to Reinvigorate the Japan-US Alliance – The Diplomat

The Trump Tariff Shock Should Push Indonesia to Reform Its Economy – The Diplomat

Why ASEAN Countries Often Run Trade Surpluses – The Diplomat

India’s Coal Phasedown Needs a Balanced Socio-economic Framework – The Diplomat

The Time Is Now For Kazakhstan to Achieve Energy Independence From Russia – The Diplomat

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