An alternative route to the Strait of Malacca offers China, and others, a safer, faster and more efficient trade route.

Abe Shinzo’s passing and the Timor oil spy case dismissal reveal new thinking about what national security means.

A rules-based trading system is the bare minimum that Beijing must agree to if it wants to talk accession.

Increasing economic ties with Southeast Asia has been a success for Tsai Ing-wen. She should look beyond to India, too.

South Korea? Britain? China? Which country would you bet on to be the next big winner?

The unwieldy sounding AANZFTA is a surprise hit with Australian business.

Trade agreements are no longer just about reducing tariffs.

A different angle on the US vs China economic partner debate, why private companies do better in Asia, and the new version of globalisation as per McKinsey's.

Geopolitical and economic rivalries can see projects of questionable value get pushed through without proper assessment of financial and economic viability.

This week's column examines some different views on global supply chains in the age of robotics, new figures on Chinese investment in Australia, and some unusual criticism of One Belt One Road from China's elite.

Thailand's plan to make up for a decade of lost development.

With mixed enthusiasm for a US-less TPP, it's all eyes on the promised Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership with the 16 countries involved to meet in Japan next month.

The Indonesian government is also trying to increase trade diplomacy with partner countries through bilateral agreements.