Stranded at the Border: How a Himalayan Flood Exposed Nepal's Chinese EV Boom
BYD and China's other automakers have turned Nepal into the world's No. 2 EV adoption market. A washed-out mountain bridge shows how fragile that success still is — and what it means for Chinese EV expansion elsewhere.
Where Is the World's Football Really Made?
Forward Sports has made the official ball for four straight World Cups from a single city in Pakistan. Robots have taken over less of the job than the "hand-stitched" reputation suggests.
The Asian Factory Behind Every Goal
Vietnam makes 51 percent of Nike's footwear worldwide, Indonesia 28 percent. A tariff regime aimed at China is landing on the countries that moved production out of it.
The $100 Billion Road Across Asia
The Asian Highway Network is more than 92 percent up to minimum standard, with $43.8 billion still needed for priority sections and Myanmar and Afghanistan the hardest gaps to close.
A Decade After Its Launch, Has China's AIIB Changed Development Finance?
Ten years in, AIIB has become the World Bank's largest co-financing partner rather than the rival Washington feared.
The New Great Game of Development Finance
ADB, AIIB, the World Bank, JICA and Chinese state banks increasingly co-finance the same projects they compete over.
From BTS to Semiconductors: How South Korea Turned Pop Culture into Economic Strategy
K-content exports reached $14.9 billion in 2025. Seoul has built beauty, food and gaming into the same export strategy as music and film.
Beyond Silicon Valley: Asia's Quiet AI Revolution
TSMC and SK Hynix supply the chips and memory behind nearly every major AI accelerator, regardless of which country's model runs on top.
The Shipping Routes That Built Modern Asia
Singapore's port set a container record in 2025 while Red Sea diversions added two weeks to Asia-Europe transit times.