Asia Intelligence Brief
Asia Intelligence Brief for October 12: North Korea fires a suspected ballistic missile; Taiwan monitors Chinese live-fire drills; Kospi falls...
October 12, 2026Asia processes most of the world’s critical minerals and builds most of its goods, making its supply chains the chokepoint everyone now fights over. The Rio Times covers China’s rare-earth and processing dominance, the chip and battery supply chains, and the export controls reshaping global trade – and what that leverage means for resource-rich Latin America.
Asia Intelligence Brief for October 12: North Korea fires a suspected ballistic missile; Taiwan monitors Chinese live-fire drills; Kospi falls...
October 12, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for October 10: Delhi lockdown and internet blackout over electoral protest; Chinese scholars stir Batanes sovereignty row.
October 10, 2026
The RBA rate hike to 4.60% in September 2026 responds to 4.0% inflation, lifting the Australian dollar and reshaping ASX-linked...
October 9, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for October 9: Seoul recalls its Ukraine envoy over North Korean prisoners; Sumatra haze disrupts flights; Firmus...
October 9, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for October 8: Asian equities fall as oil and bond yields rise; China plans Taiwan governance and...
October 8, 2026
Taiwan received its first two F-16V Block 70 jets on October 2, 2026, the opening delivery of a 66-aircraft US$8...
October 7, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for October 7: China rejects UN human-rights criticism, Asian markets fall on oil and Gulf risk, and...
October 7, 2026
Asia Intelligence Brief for October 6: South Korea warns AI used in bank hacks, Evergrande liquidators sue for US$2.44 billion,...
October 6, 2026
An AI boom reversal could cut copper and lithium demand, hitting Chile's exports, fiscal revenue and US-listed miners as of...
October 5, 2026