Interview
Sweden to spend 2% of GDP on defense by 2028: finance minister
Nordic country will boost defense outlays to meet NATO threshold
Politics
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Indonesia's Jokowi urges quick rollout of China-backed trade bloc
At Nikkei forum, Hun Sen defends succession plan and denies China 'debt trap'
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Business 'costs will go up' in divided world, expert tells Nikkei forum
Ukraine war, U.S.-China rivalry force dramatic shift in strategies
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U.S. should invite China to IPEF if it is sincere, Mahathir says
Malaysia's ex-PM says exclusion of No. 2 economy politicizes Indo-Pacific pact
Business trends
Tongue tied: China's censorship arm squeezes financial analysts
Prominent research head booted after warning of capital flight, market downturn
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Indonesia's Jokowi aims to host successful G-20 despite Russia issue
President urges 'immediate' implementation of China-backed trade bloc
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India foreign minister says groups like Quad are key
Jaishankar says nation's ties with China have deteriorated in last couple of years
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Laos president: Sanctions, embargoes 'will not make world a better place'
Thongloun says his government will not take sides in today's conflicts
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Australia to deploy 'more active presence' in South Pacific: Rudd
Former PM believes Canberra will assist island states amid Solomon Islands-China pact
The Future of Asia 2022
Bangladesh needs preferential trade terms beyond 2026, PM says
Sheikh Hasina seeks smooth transition from 'least developed' to 'developing' status
The Future of Asia 2022
Cambodia's Hun Sen defends succession plan, denies China 'debt trap'
PM questions whether Biden's IPEF initiative will have 'same destiny' as TPP
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Ukraine war exposes U.S.-China ideological divide: experts
Singapore's Kausikan says Asia's support for West is 'pretty shallow'
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Malaysia's Mahathir on Ukraine: Small conflicts 'grow into world wars'
At age 96, former leader shares unique perspective on history -- and longevity
Biden's Asia policy
U.S. welcomes Fiji to its Indo-Pacific economic plan
Pacific islands become increasingly tense front in Beijing-Washington battle
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Australia's Rudd: Don't 'lecture' Pacific islands on China
Former PM urges West to offer different, better development options
Society
Biden to host K-pop stars BTS, discuss anti-Asian hate crimes
U.S. president will address inclusion, discrimination at White House meeting
Economy
Pakistan hikes fuel prices to unlock IMF funding
New government was reluctant to remove fuel price caps
N Korea at crossroads
China, Russia veto U.S. push for more U.N. sanctions on North Korea
Security Council vote comes day after Pyongyang fired 3 missiles, including apparent ICBM
Biden's Asia policy
U.S. focused on 'serious' Chinese threat to global order, says Blinken
Secretary of state says no change to Taiwan policy after Biden comment
Opinion
China has a limited window to salvage ties with Europe
Working to de-escalate the war in Ukraine would be a good start