Archive - Business/Economy of Asia Sentinel

Digital Yuan Shaping Global Monetary Revolution

China’s digital payment platform chips away at US dollar’s global dominance

Apr 2

March 2026

Malaysia’s Brewing ‘Corporate Mafia’ Scandal

Rival rogue businessmen use different enforcement units for hostile takeover

Mar 31

Southeast Asia’s Reliance on Imported Fuels Exposes Structural Weaknesses

Middle East supply disruptions are exposing Southeast Asia’s deep reliance on imported refined fuels

Mar 31

Shipping Containers: New Threat Multiplier

Option for new regional and global missile campaigns

Mar 26

Southeast Asia’s Race For Data Farms Stresses Resources

Strains hit both electricity grids and water supplies for cooling

Mar 25 • John Berthelsen

Trump Administration’s Global Trade War Fizzles

China wins out even as exports to US fall steadily

Mar 24 • Philip Bowring

Li Ka-shing’s Firm Slugs it out With Panama Over Canal Ports

Legal dispute part of tussle between US and China over Latin American ports

Mar 23

Indonesia’s Prabowo Warns Pet Investment Fund

President blows hot on his sovereign fund Danantara

Mar 16 • Our Correspondent

Assessing North Korea’s New Economic Five-Year Plan

From energy to innovation, Kim Jong Un’s growth strategy is up against structural limits.

Mar 6

Spending Tomorrow’s Resources

OECD sounds alarm about refinancing global government debt

Mar 6 • Philip Bowring

Stablecoins Becoming Currency of Choice for Crime, FATF Warns

State-linked cybercriminal groups finding them increasingly useful

Mar 5 • Our Correspondent

Japan's Revised Whole-Of-Society Economic Agenda

New security policy seeks stability for critical materials, essential infrastructure

Mar 4

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