Asia Intelligence Brief
Asia intelligence brief covers the Quad foreign ministers' Delhi meeting, Japan's Nikkei record, Taiwan's all-time high, China's rally, India's rupee,...
May 25, 2026Asia is where the world’s semiconductors, electronics and AI hardware are made – Taiwan, Korea, Japan and China at the center. The Rio Times tracks the chip race, the tech giants and the export controls that now double as foreign policy, with an eye on how the AI and hardware boom reaches Latin American markets.
Asia intelligence brief covers the Quad foreign ministers' Delhi meeting, Japan's Nikkei record, Taiwan's all-time high, China's rally, India's rupee,...
May 25, 2026
Asia intelligence brief covers Japan core CPI four-year low, Taiwan arms pause dispute, Indonesia Danantara commodity centralisation, China NDRC tech...
May 22, 2026
Asia intelligence brief covers Putin leaving Beijing without a gas deal, Trump's Taiwan arms move, Japan export surge, Samsung strike...
May 21, 2026
Oil crashed 5.7% after President Trump said Iran negotiations are in "final stages" and three supertankers left the Strait of...
May 21, 2026
Stellantis unveils a strategy to share idle European plants with Chinese carmakers, a shift with stakes for South America, where...
May 20, 2026
Asia intelligence brief covers Samsung 47,000-worker strike, PBOC record-low rate hold, Philippines corruption scandal, rupee at fresh low, Japan bond...
May 20, 2026
30-year Treasury yield hits 5.19%, highest in nearly 19 years, as S&P 500 posts third straight loss. Canada CPI collapses...
May 20, 2026
Asia intelligence brief covers Japan Q1 GDP 2.1% beat, China April retail 41-month low, G7 Paris communique, Indonesia stagflation, India...
May 19, 2026
Markets opened mixed as Trump delayed a planned Iran attack amid Gulf-led negotiations, while rising US Treasury yields, stronger Japanese...
May 19, 2026