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How foreign investment shapes environmental innovation in emerging markets: Lessons from China

RYAN TANG AND JING YU YANG  |  In today’s global economy, many of the world’s most pressing challenges sit at the intersection of growth… Read More

Analysis – China’s newly announced steel industry work plan 2025-26

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL  | In late August 2025, five leading Chinese ministries issued the new Work Plan for Stabilizing Growth in the Steel… Read More

Technology reshaping responsibility:  The role of services in global sustainability

RYAN TANG, LILI MI, XI WEN CARYS CHAN, HONGMIN YAN AND TAMER CAVSGIL  |  The role of services in global sustainability Services dominate… Read More

Safeguarding agribusiness: How governments in developing Asia can strengthen export resilience amid natural disasters

MADHUSHIKA PERERA AND SHYAMA RATNASIRI  |  Natural disasters—whether cyclones, droughts, floods, or earthquakes—are increasingly frequent and severe, with profound implications for nations around… Read More

Can a robot be an author? Navigating the legal maze of copyright in the age of AI

NIROGINI THAMBAIYA, KANCHANA KARIYAWASAM AND CHAMILA TALAGALA  |  Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer just a buzzword – it’s reshaping how we live,… Read More

Reimagining disability: Is inclusion a macroforce that will shape Asia and the Pacific for the next 20 years?

DIAN TJONDRONEGORO, ELIZABETH KENDALL, SHAWN HUNTER, AND ELENA MAYER-BESTING | 30 MINUTE READ | Download PDF Introduction Disability inclusion is… Read More

Transparent trade: Enhancing Australia’s trust and food provenance through supply chain traceability systems

ROBIN E ROBERTS  |  Australia’s strong bilateral relationship with Vietnam has opened significant opportunities for agricultural exporters. With Vietnam’s rising incomes and increasingly affluent… Read More

2024: A year of transformation in Asia and the Pacific

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL  |  The Asia-Pacific region continues to dominate global headlines, with a year full of political shifts, economic developments, climate actions, and strategic… Read More

Resilience and challenges: A decade of insights from the Pacific Islands Export Survey

LUKE HOUGHTON | For the past decade, the Pacific Islands Export Survey, conducted biennially by Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) with support from the Pacific Islands… Read More

Driving economic resilience: Pacific Trade Invest’s decade of progress

LUKE HOUGHTON | Download PDF Citation: Houghton, Luke, 2024, Driving economic resilience: Pacific Trade Investment’s decade of progress, Griffith Asia Institute,… Read More