China's increasingly assertive role in the global economic system has been met with apprehension by the West. However, when it comes to global trade, China is merely following in the footsteps of the great powers before it, writes Hannah Lee. 

With the world’s third largest economy suffering from labour shortages, Abenomics needs to hit its target, Andrew Thomson writes.

The power of statistics comes from objectivity – but too often they don’t add up, as South Korean politics goes to show, writes Taehyun Ryu.

The recent dam collapse in Laos highlights major flaws in government accountability and oversight, Benjamin Clarke writes.

Attempting to tackle the Philippines’ problems using the same policy tools, yet expecting different results, is doomed to failure, Kent Primor writes.

China’s growing assertiveness in the region is a response to fears of containment by the US, Lloyd Rhodes writes.

Mitiana Arbon reflects on how the tiny nation of Tokelau is currently beating the rest of the world on the internet. 

Morgan Kerle looks at Japan's lost generation of Freeters. 

This piece is a continuation of an article Nick Horton wrote for Caixin.