Thai election analysis and the Russian gentri...

Analysing the recent Thai election result, assessing the players and politics driving the Indonesian election, and a look at the Southeast Asian factors behind the recent measles outbreak 

We discuss what comes next after the failure of the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi, look at Vietnam’s economic windfall from the US-China trade war, and analyse the huge South Korean tourism trade and its push to become the Silicon Valley of South East Asia 

On today's episode, we get a breakdown of Alphabet's earnings with Annabelle Droulers, Bloomberg Tech Correspondent in Hong Kong. This as the company also faces a probe from Chinese anti-trust regulators amid a fresh US-China trade war. Plus - a look at how America's new China ta ...  Show more

The Hong Kong-based company CK Hutchinson, led by billionaire Li Ka-shing, recently announced a deal to sell majority stakes in two ports on the Panama Canal. The deal with a consortium of investors led by BlackRock pleased President Donald Trump, after he had expressed interest ...  Show more

The United States and China are constantly looking for a leg up in their rivalry for geopolitical primacy. But what if the real advantage lies in adopting a bit of the other’s culture? A new book makes the case that while China has become an engineering state obsessed with buildi ...  Show more

In this episode of China Decode, Alice Han and James Kynge break down Xi Jinping’s next five-year plan and the politics behind it, explore the US-China soybean trade war and its impact on American farmers, and dive into the rise of a viral “Chinese Trump” comedian. Learn more abo ...  Show more