Archive - Business/Economy of Asia Sentinel

Japan’s US$10bn SEA Oil Lifeline Risks Solving Wrong Problem

Energy financing a key lever in regional competition

Apr 23

China Threat to US Commodities Pricing Dominance

Geopolitical tensions shifting world’s commodities pricing from US to multipolar system

Apr 21

China Must Double Down on Investing in Productivity

Otherwise, Japanization looms

Apr 17

Onetime Evergrande Tycoon Hui Faces Prison

Beijing refuses property rescue, leaving politically connected mogul to the world’s largest property collapse

Apr 15

China’s Hormuz Problem

Energy security without control

Apr 14

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

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