Region | China and Northeast Asia

Map of Northeast Asia including China, Japan, Republic of Korea, North Korea, Mongolia and Hong Kong.

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View our expert commentary and informed analysis on the latest developments in Northeast Asia, including China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, North Korea, Mongolia and Hong Kong.

Engaging China for sustainability in Asia: Collaboration, competition, or choppy waters

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL, CHEN GANG AND LILI MI |   45 MINUTE READ DOWNLOAD PDF Introduction China’s economic, political, and military rise… Read More

Chasing the Asia-Pacific green ‘Just Transition’ opportunity

Download PDF CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL, ROB HALES, LAWRENCE ANG AND FABBY TUMIWA  |     Introduction Asia-Pacific economies stand at a… Read More

Managed transition vehicle: Financing mechanism for early phase-down of Chinese-sponsored coal plants

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL, LAWRENCE ANG AND MUSTAFA HYDER | Download PDF Pilot application in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor China has… Read More

Building capacity: Climate-resilient development and gender-inclusive entrepreneurship in Mongolia

Download PDF ROB HALES, DHARA SHAH, TAPAN SARKER, JARGALMAA GANZORIG, DAGIISUREN UUGANBAATAR, BATKHUU BUD AND BOLOR BOLD  | 15 MINUTE READ |  … Read More

China green finance status and trends 2023-2024

JING ZHANG, ZIYING SONG AND CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL  | 40-MINUTE READ | Introduction Download PDF Echoing the central government’s “30/60” decarbonisation goal… Read More

Learning from international experience: Improving institutions for climate-resilient MSMEs in Mongolia

TAPAN SARKER, DHARA SHAH AND ROB HALES, LHAGVANOROV DASHZEVEG, TUMENIARGAL ELBEREL, BATDORJ KHALIUNBAT AND PUREVDORI TSEDEN-ISH | 15 MINUTE READ |… Read More

Griffith Asia-Pacific Strategic Outlook 2024

Discover the region's challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in the Griffith Asia-Pacific Strategic Outlook 2024! Read More

China’s Two Sessions 2024: highlights from green development, energy transition, green finance, carbon market and Belt and Road Initiative

JING ZHANG AND CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL  | China’s annual Two Sessions[i] opened on 4 March 2024 and lasted for seven days (typically, the… Read More

China coal exit: Opportunities for China-led financing of early phase down of coal-fired power plants in Pakistan and Vietnam

Download PDF CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL, LAWRENCE ANG, MATT CARPIO AND MENGDI YUE | 30 MINUTE READ Executive summary Prevalent… Read More

Climate-resilient micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises in Mongolia: Understanding challenges

DHARA SHAH, TAPAN SARKER AND ROB HALES, BAYARMAA KHURELCHULUUN AND ODONTUYA SUKHBAATAR | 15 MINUTE READ | Download PDF As… Read More