Tokyo, Jakarta tighten ties...;
...As Russia and India move ahead with Relos pact;
Beijing and Delhi dial it down;
Seoul diving for deterrence

Jakarta walks a fine line om airspace ambiguity;
Tokyo to diversity its defense trade;
Iran war sparks an Asian pivot to coal;
A changing of the guard in Myanmar?;
(Re)naming the seas

China steps toward semiconductor supremacy;
Seoul searching for mineral alliances with Brazil;
Japan to deploy missiles on island near Taiwan;
Pakistan declares open war as cross-border strikes escalate;
Hormuz hinders trade across Asia

China's export controls spark protest from Japan;
...As Takaichi digs in;
Another flashpoint in Sino-Indian ties;
Despite ceasefire, Thai-Cambodian tensions persist;
China's new canal project for Southeast Asian trade

Hong Kong Tai Po fires spur CCP resentment;
Mongolia seeks economic acceleration through expanded rail links;
China-Japan tensions deepen;
Pakistan and China launch joint counterterrorsim exercise;
Taiwan gains U.S. reassurance