Spotlight on East Asia, a region steeped in history and now helping to write the future of our world. We'll break down the key stories and explain why they matter.

Some experts fear AI could be weaponised in south-east Asia, home to nations with predominately young and hyper-connected populations ...

Dynasties are central to south-east Asian politics as parties are weak, patronage is entrenched and family names are the most durable political brands. But they also face persistent difficulties.

Power-sharing alliances between rival elites have become a defining feature of Southeast Asian politics, but these ‘toxic alliances’ are increasingly strained by diverging ambitions, fragile ...

East Asia — made up of China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan — has seen strong progress in gender equality. Historically, Confucian norms and imperial legacies have deeply influenced gender roles, ...

It has been 50 years since the 1973 oil crisis, but Southeast Asia today is facing a very familiar problem. The Iran war is not only a Middle Eastern conflict or a war between the United States, ...

High rates of economic growth in Southeast Asia in recent decades have led to rising income levels within the region. Yet few Southeast Asian countries have been able to move beyond middle-income ...