The 2024 Smart City Expo World Congress · Hangzhou Stage has concluded with great success, uniting over 150 international organizations from 18 countries, nearly 200 global smart city leaders, and more than 70 city delegations.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On September 25, U.S. President Joe Biden announced his administration’s recognition of Niue and Cook Islands – two island nations off the Southeastern part of the Pacific Ocean – as two sovereign nations. Both countries have been… Read More »Pacific Island States’ Collective Rise Among Land-Based Nations’ Politics
With a tourism revenue target of nearly $100 billion, Thailand’s new prime minister, Srettha Thavisin, has proposed various strategies to achieve this goal. Several plans from the Thai tourism ministry involve visa extensions, reductions in visa fees, and the allocation… Read More »Thailand Targets Nearly $100 Billion Tourism Revenue, Implements Strategies
When Myanmar became military-led following a coup, Malaysia offered constructive solutions that considered both the country’s military and opposition. However, ASEAN has still not managed to effect meaningful change in Myanmar, mainly due to concerns over stirring controversy among other… Read More »Can ASEAN Be a Force for Good in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict?
Last August, the BRICS Leaders’ Summit was held in Johannesburg – a formidable alliance rumored to plan a significant expansion in January 2024. The BRICS, which consists of five developing nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), will reportedly… Read More »BRICS Expansion and the Challenge to Dollar Hegemony
In a recently published National Security Policy document, the Philippine government expressed grave concern over latent military conflict in the Taiwan Strait within the context of “widening the Philippine government polarities and the sharpening strategic competition between the United States… Read More »A Nation On Edge: Philippines Chorus Concern Over China-Taiwan Tensions
By Skye Ibarra / March 30, 2022 Shanghai being the target for the current breakout of the COVID-19 disease in China. Due to this, the government implemented a city-wide lockdown testing the country’s ‘No COVID policy’. With approximately 28 million… Read More »China’s Financial Center, Shanghai under lockdown due to the outbreak of COVID-19
by: Noelle Azarcon – August 1, 2022 Last May, U.S. President Joe Biden formally launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) in an effort to promote a ‘free and open’ region amid geopolitical tensions and a trade-war with China. The Biden… Read More »Japan’s Vital Role In the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
China – “China Dream” to initiate economic and military strengthening is gradually materializing. It has begun since the Belt and Road Initiative was built in 2013 as a geopolitical strategy by President Xi Jinping. The objective is to connect small… Read More »China Belt and Road Initiative: How Does Tax Control The World?
The unique geographical position of Southeast Asia at the center of the Indo-Pacific region has made it geopolitically significant. With a coverage area of 4.49 million square kilometers and a population of over 660 million, the Association of Southeast Asian… Read More »Opportunities for ASEAN Within the Brewing Global Superpower Maelstrom