Southeast Asia is building systems to trade and pay in local currencies instead of the US dollar. Here is how local-currency settlement and linked QR payments work, why ASEAN wants them, and their limits.
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.
Why Australia’s trade relationship with China matters: resources, exports, interdependence and the balancing act involved.
China sits at the centre of global supply chains as a manufacturing hub. Here is how it got there and why it is so hard to replace.
Economic integration in the Asia-Pacific grew from post-war trade ties into a dense web of supply chains, agreements and shared markets.
APEC is a forum for Asia-Pacific economies that promotes trade and economic cooperation through dialogue and voluntary, consensus-based commitments.
Singapore’s economy explained: how a small, open city-state built prosperity through trade, finance, manufacturing and skilled services.
Commodities such as oil, metals and grain are vital to Asia’s economies. Here is how the region shapes and depends on global commodity markets.
Analysis: why supply chains will keep shifting around Asia, driven by cost, resilience and diversification rather than a single move away from the region.
Singapore’s port and trade explained: how one of the world’s busiest harbours turned a small island into a global shipping and logistics hub.
