Tag: Asia Pacific

It’s sink or swim for Asia Pacific’s big cities in the war on climate change (Mahendra Sethi, East Asia Forum)

At the end of October 2021, in one of the biggest annual climate gatherings, COP26 aimed to secure global net-zero emissions by mid-century. This would be...

Bending the Asia-Pacific coal curve is critical to taming climate change. COP26 is making progress (Robert F. Ichord, Jr., Atlantic Council)

On the fourth day of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), host United Kingdom, which has already almost entirely phased...

Trade can play a pivotal role in addressing climate change, says UN report (UN News)

Around 16 million new jobs could be created in clean energy, energy efficiency, engineering, manufacturing and construction industries in the Asia-Pacific region, more than compensating for the estimated loss...

China urges NATO not to provoke military tension in Asia-Pacific (Global Times)

NATO member states have been frequently deploying aircraft to the Asia-Pacific region but the region doesn't welcome military bloc, major-power confrontation, or Cold War...

China shows “stunning” potential for gas demand growth, says Gazprom CEO (TASS)

Gas consumption in China is growing faster than in any other country of the Asia-Pacific region, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller said on Friday. He was...

Russia/Asia Pacific. Sustainable Energy—A Hidden Agenda of Russia’s 2021 Eastern Economic Forum (Sergey Sukhankin, The Jamestown Foundation)

The Sixth Eastern Economic Forum 2021 (EEF-2021), which convened delegations from 60 countries, took place on September 2–4, in Vladivostok, at the Far Eastern...

Asia Pacific/Financial Markets/Climate Change – Making Asia Pacific financial markets fit for climate change purpose (East Asia Forum)

Author: Editorial Board, ANU Natural capital is an essential input into all economic activities but, as the enormous consequences of climate change and environmental degradation...

China/Asia Pacific – Confronting China’s Rise to Regional Dominance (The Chicago Council on Global Affairs)

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs writes: A panel of experts from the United States, Japan, and South Korea discuss a coordinated trilateral response...

(UK/Asia Pacific) UK to permanently deploy two warships in Asia Pacific (Al Jazeera)

Al Jazeera writes: Britain has announced that it will permanently deploy two warships in Asian waters after its Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier and escort ships...

(Asia Pacific) A new database tracks incursions and crackdowns on journalists’ capacity to report

OLIVIA PIRIE-GRIFFITHS writes for The Interpreter: The current Covid-19 pandemic has had an alarming impact on press freedom. Over the past 18 months, governments...

Asia Pacific – Harnessing the benefits of automation in the Asia Pacific (Yixiao Zhou, East Asia Forum)

Automation has grown quickly in the Asia Pacific, with the region catching up to Europe and North America in robot density. Significant diversity exists between...

Asia Pacific – Who is the mystery buyer of Airbus C295 aircraft? (Mike Yeo, Defense News)

Airbus is selling its C295 tactical airlifter to a mystery Southeast Asian customer and is fulfilling a follow-on order for Thailand, the company announced...

Asia Pacific – After unwanted flights over the South China Sea, Malaysia looks for new aircraft (Mike Yeo, Defense News)

Malaysia has released a long-awaited tender for a new light combat aircraft and advanced fighter trainer, three weeks after accusing China of sending 16...

Asia Pacific/USA/South Korea – The Asia-Pacific’s Digital Transformation. What Role Can U.S.–South Korea Cooperation Play? (Clara Gillispie, The National Bureau of Asian Research)

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated digital transformation globally, but perhaps nowhere as dramatically as in the Asia-Pacific. Within Southeast Asia, more than 40 million...

Japan/China/Asia Pacific – Japan incapable of leading Asia-Pacific countries against China (Global Times)

Mu Lu The 26th International Conference on the Future of Asia held by Nikkei on Thursday and Friday, in Tokyo and online, invited heads of...

(USA/China/Asia Pacific) US-China tensions: Implications for the Asia-Pacific (Chatham House)

Participants Bilahari Kausikan, Former Permanent Secretary, Foreign Ministry, Singapore Charles Freeman, Senior Vice President for Asia, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Yu Jie, Senior Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme,...