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Winners of “China Plus One” | Indonesia’s Bid to Become the “OPEC of Nickel”
By Wan Ge in Tokyo Indonesia holds the world’s largest nickel reserves, accounting for roughly 42% of the global total.…
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What Is Driving North Korea’s Economic Acceleration?
By Kelly in Tokyo North Korea’s economy grew an estimated 3.5% in 2025, marking a third consecutive year of growth…
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East Asia Rises in Global R&D as China Overtakes the United States for the First Time
By Li Da in Tokyo Japan’s National Institute of Science and Technology Policy released its Science and Technology Indicators 2026 on…
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Northeast China’s Painful Gear Shift
By Jiuri in Tokyo In the first half of 2026, China’s regional economic data once again placed the three northeastern…
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When Global Orders Return to China
By Wan Ge in Tokyo In the first half of 2026, a trend many had regarded as “irreversible” began to…
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Winners of “China Plus One” | Thailand: Seeking to Become the Strategy’s Regional Hub
By Yuanyin in Tokyo At Changan Automobile’s first overseas new-energy vehicle manufacturing base in Rayong, Thailand, the production line is…
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Winners of the “China Plus One” Strategy | Malaysia: The Ambitions of a Semiconductor Safe Haven
By Kelly in Tokyo In a public speech in June 2026, Liew Chin Tong, Malaysia’s Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade…
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Winners of the “China Plus One” Strategy | Vietnam: The Biggest Winner Faces Growing Pains
Introduction | The “China Plus One” strategy refers to the practice of maintaining business operations in China while relocating part…
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AI · Asia · Factories | If the AI Boom Cools, How Long Can Asia’s Factories Stay Hot?
By Kelly in Tokyo In July 2026, the global semiconductor market produced a set of figures that appeared contradictory. On…
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AI · Asia · Factories | At 10 pm, AI Chip Production Lines Are Still Racing Against the Clock
By Li Da in Tokyo At 10 pm, an unremarkable factory building in the Bayan Lepas industrial zone of Penang,…
