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China’s Japan squeeze is a warning for Southeast Asia

Beijing’s escalating restrictions on Japanese defense-linked companies have largely been covered as a bilateral story. Yet the implications extend well into Southeast Asia, where regional countries are woven into many of the same supply chains now under pressure – and where the

Iran urges US to drop 'excessive demands' to reach deal

Iran said Friday that in order to reach a deal, the United States will have to drop its "excessive demands", tempering the optimism expressed after talks seen as a last-ditch bid to avert war. The Oman-mediated talks follow repeated threats from President Donald Trump to strike

A Legacy Undone? Bangladesh Bank’s New Chapter

Amid a swirl of rumours that he would be replaced, Bangladesh’s central bank governor, Ahsan Mansur (pictured), abruptly and unceremoniously left his post this week. In stepping aside, Mansur leaves an economy in the throes of instability and a legacy that may come to be