Taipei attempts to shore up Latin American alliances
Taiwan’s President Catherine Tsai visited Guatemala and Belize as part of her government’s effort to prevent more countries switching their...
Asia
Malaysia pursues Asian Monetary Fund
Malaysia is courting China to help create an Asian Monetary Fund that would rival the IMF and reduce...
Malaysia seeks closer ties with Saudi Arabia
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim visited Saudi Arabia this week, seeking to restore ties with...
Vietnam seizes tons of ivory
Vietnamese authorities confiscated seven tons of elephant tusks on Monday, its largest seizure of smuggled wildlife in...
Sri Lanka receives long-awaited IMF bailout
The IMF approved a $3 billion funding package on Monday after months of back-and-forth with...
Indonesia starts carbon trading
Indonesia launched a mandatory carbon trading mechanism for coal power plants on Wednesday. The carbon...
Paraguay-Taiwan commercial relations deepen as ties come under election pressure
Paraguayan President Abdo Benitez reaffirmed Taiwan’s importance as a partner and emphasized Tapei’s continued healthcare, education, and economic...
Amid power crisis, Pakistan reverts to coal
Pakistan will not build new gas-powered plants in the coming years, instead opting to quadruple its coal-fired...
Start-up culture flourishes in Vietnam
The number of start-ups in Vietnam has nearly doubled since the start of the pandemic, according to...
Macro instability scares investors from West Africa’s largest markets
Political and economic instability are pushing equity investors away from West Africa’s largest economies according...
Southeast Asia prepares for resurgent Chinese tourism
As China relaxes its Covid-19 restrictions, Southeast Asian economies are preparing for an influx of...
Pakistan seeks bailout as economic crisis builds
An IMF delegation arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday, with the country hoping to unlock a...
