Macau, ‘Las Vegas of Asia’, asks casinos to grow beyond gambling
Commercial Losing money due to COVID-19, the American casino giants that helped turn Macau into the “Las Vegas of Asia” face a new challenge: the tiny Chinese territory wants them…
China-US technology race USA: Assessment of Technological Emergencies
Commercial The author of The Diplomat, Mercy Kuo, regularly engages subject matter experts, policy professionals, and strategic thinkers from around the world to elicit their diverse views on US policy…
Why Indonesia needs to reform its energy subsidy system
Commercial The unprecedented rise in fuel prices caused by the war between Russia and Ukraine has forced Indonesia to massively increase its energy subsidies. This decision has sparked much internal…
Deployment of delivery drones in China: slow but steady
Commercial Much has been written abroad about China’s armed drone sales, but last year we heard less about the progress of its delivery drones. Delivery drones help express delivery companies…
Return of industry and easing of tech constraints pave way for Chinese stock recovery
Commercial While the past year has been extremely challenging for the Chinese economy, a more optimistic outlook appears to be returning as government data showed factory activity across the country…
Tokayev looks to Caspian to diversify oil export routes
asian crossroads | Economy | Central Asia Kazakhstan is again eyeing the potential of a Trans-Caspian pipeline, but are plans to diversify oil export routes just hooking the Kazakh economy…