The Barbie controversy is as much about the purchasing power of Chinese consumers as it is about the Communist Party.
Vietnam
Vietnam’s hedging strategy toward the Belt and Road Initiative serves as a model for other Southeast Asian countries in managing relations with China.
The first VinFast EVs made in Vietnam have arrived in the U.S. But the brand has a long way to go to earn the confidence and trust of drivers.
Demographic change within Asia’s aging powers leads to rising investment in Asia’s growing states, enabling them to leverage competition between China, Japan, and South Korea.
Will Americans spend $45,000 on an all-electric SUV made in Vietnam? Vietnamese EV company Vinfast is betting billions on it.
China claims sovereignty over most of the South China Sea. Its neighbors disagree.