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Exports are near all-time highs. Prices have risen solidly for three successive quarters, indicating that Japan's period of deflation and weakly rising prices may be ending.
However, the new measures’ efficacy still depends on US regulators’ capacity to monitor and enforce the controls, which are generating significant pushback from foreign and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283324
ISSN: 2633-304X
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There is sizeable demand for financial assets and products in Asia that exclude China. However, investor expectations that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will not cut interest rates…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286862
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This hurts Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s credibility within the LDP and the wider nation. A change of government following the next general election would be the first in over…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286905
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Separately, the head of Samsung Electronics -- the cornerstone of the Samsung Group, which contributes around 20% of South Korea’s GDP -- has been cleared of wrongdoing in a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285352
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The economy slowed sharply in the second half of 2023. Consumption is lower than a decade ago, as a consequence of population ageing and insufficient savings, which reflects a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285796
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President Yoon Suk-yeol’s administration aims to remedy a chronic shortage of doctors in South Korea. Public opinion is firmly behind Yoon, but the KMA has enjoyed past success in…
Vietnam is Russia’s closest partner in South-east Asia and has refused to criticise Moscow over the Ukraine war. Between 2000 and 2022, Russia accounted for more than 80% of…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284520
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Inflation remains a problem, though there has been a tourism surge. South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s approval ratings remain low, with the opposition winning a key…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283403
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The speech notably identified several economic challenges facing the country, ranging from curbing inflation to creating jobs. Marcos registered high approval ratings during the…