Global news with an Asia-Pacific lens.
Singapore’s police have kept up a run of islandwide enforcement operations through 2026, investigating hundreds of suspected scammers and money mules as reported victim losses mount into the millions.
The Asia-Pacific is home to most of humanity and a large share of the world economy. This explainer covers the people, production, trade links and rising consumers behind the region’s outsized role — and the challenges ahead.
Poverty reduction across the Asia-Pacific is one of modern history’s great shifts, driven by growth, jobs, investment and public services.
Economic integration in the Asia-Pacific grew from post-war trade ties into a dense web of supply chains, agreements and shared markets.
How demographics are reshaping the Asia-Pacific economy, from ageing societies to young workforces driving the region’s long-term outlook.
The Asia-Pacific’s role in global trade and shipping routes explained: why the region’s ports, straits and sea lanes underpin the world economy.
Climate change and the Asia-Pacific: how rising risks and a rapid energy transition are reshaping the region’s economies and energy systems.
Migration and remittances shape economies across the Asia-Pacific, moving labour where it is needed and sending income back to families at home.
