Andrew Hammond

South Korea is seeking to win US and Chinese hearts and minds, while pivoting to other markets, including Asean

Beyond the summit’s focus on forests, carbon trading’s growing momentum across the Asia-Pacific shows the power of implementation

Beyond soybeans and tariffs, the avoidance of discussion on the two sides’ flashpoints shows the truce is merely transactional

Beijing looks to double down on tech self-sufficiency, yet its global favourability poses a challenge

The gathering in S Korea may be less about multilateral cooperation than the critical side-room bilaterals driven by the US and China

New Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi will push for more assertive security role in alignment with US strategy

Attention will be trained on the US president as the bloc addresses his administration’s tariffs and asserts Asean’s strategic importance

Nexperia’s seizure by the Dutch government reflects the growing importance of economic security as the chip war continues

As the World Bank and IMF discuss resilience, two different futures are emerging from the clash between a fragile AI-driven boom and...

Amid geopolitical instability and World Bank estimates that global GDP growth will be the slowest since the 1960s, the ride ahead is...