Population is rising, the demands for food and basic commodities continue to skyrocket in geographic proportions and the country cannot even produce rice to feed its population of nearly 115 million.

External demand continues to support Chinese economic growth, as the first-half trade surplus surged to a new high of $586bn.

China's trade surplus surged in June, which analysts have attributed to exporters rushing to ship products before U.S.

Achieving a 25pc investment-to-GDP ratio and 20pc exports-to-GDP ratio within 10 years will demand dismantling elite control.

Vietnam’s GDP grew by 7.52 percent in the first half of 2025 compared to the same period last year, the highest H1 growth rate recorded in 14 years, according to the Ministry of Finance’s National ...