Asia

No longer just made in China

Chinese firms are expanding in South-East Asia

This new business diaspora is younger, better-educated and ambitious

Banyan

The family feud that holds the Philippines back

Squabbling between the Marcos and Duterte clans makes politics unpredictable

Pacific pivot

The Maldives is cosying up to China

A landslide election confirms the trend

Back to the future

Why do the Japanese love CDs?

They have not taken to streaming as keenly as the rest of the world

Jobs v the patriarchy

Can women-only factories help more Indian women into work?

Ola, an electric-scooter manufacturer, is trying to find out

Trump-proof tiger

Without fanfare, the Philippines is getting richer

And its economy is unusually well-defended against American politics

Banyan

Lawrence Wong will be only the fourth PM in Singapore’s history

The next leader promises continuity and change

Waving the red flag

An obscure communist newspaper is shaping Japan’s politics

Stories by Shimbun Akahata consistently pack a punch

Maritime manoeuvres

Tensions mount between China and the Philippines

The latest incident was just inside the “nine-dash line”

Accentuate the positive

Radio Modi: How India’s prime minister sweet-talks the nation

We analysed hundreds of Narendra Modi’s broadcasts. They reveal a meticulously cultivated image

The last Gandhi?

Gandhi v Modi: crunch time for Congress as India prepares to vote

The Economist joins the most prominent opposition politician on the campaign trail

After the fight, then what?

Myanmar’s junta is losing ever more ground

Our correspondent spent three days with one rebel group