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Vol. I · No. 164
Saturday, 13 June 2026
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  1. 11 JunChina's tungsten grip tightens, and US scrap flows reroute toward Tokyoasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 7 minasia
  2. 10 JunTaiwan fires US-supplied HIMARS into the Strait as opposition warns Taipei is being treated as a 'pawn'asia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 4 minasia
  3. 10 JunTaiwan fires US-made mobile launchers at China for the first time, as cross-strait signalling intensifiesasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 4 minasia
  4. 10 JunRamos-Horta takes the stage as Nikkei's Future of Asia confronts a region rewriting its own rulesasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 6 minasia
  5. 10 JunDeadly week in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir tests the line between insurgency and protestasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  6. 10 JunManila reaches for a sea border with Tokyo, and the South China Sea calculus shiftsasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 4 minasia
  7. 10 JunPakistan strikes Afghan border region, ending a months-long lullasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 4 minasia
  8. 10 JunPakistan strikes inside Afghanistan kill 13, Taliban says, as cross-border tensions reopenasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  9. 10 JunPakistan's airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan raise the cost of a long-running border standoffasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 4 minasia
  10. 10 JunPakistan's Airstrikes in Afghanistan and the Strait of Hormuz Risk: Two Fronts of a Widening South-Asian Crisisasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia
  11. 10 JunNintendo shares slide after Direct lineup leans on legacy portsasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 4 minasia
  12. 10 JunMeta's Reliance deal hands India's AI build to the country's largest conglomerate — and asks harder questions of every Western platform trying to followasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  13. 10 JunPyongyang walks out of the Beijing summit with the bigger headlineasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 6 minasia
  14. 10 JunTungsten Scrap, Tencent Debt, and a Yen Stablecoin: Japan and China Recalibrate the Industrial Stackasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  15. 10 JunThree India stories in one afternoon: a city drain, a crash anniversary, a building fireasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia
  16. 10 JunBeijing’s AI anxiety: PLA flags sycophancy risk as robotics push acceleratesasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  17. 10 JunPyongyang pact and a PPI surprise: two reads on China's strategic postureasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  18. 10 JunA year after the Ahmedabad crash, the questions and the deposit math India can't avoidasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  19. 09 JunXi lands in Pyongyang: a two-day bet on leverage, not allianceasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  20. 09 JunXi's Pyongyang return resets the China–North Korea ledger — and tests Washington's patienceasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  21. 09 JunToyota backs Tier IV in self-driving push, betting that capital and code travel togetherasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 4 minasia
  22. 09 JunPakistan-administered Kashmir jolted by trader killing and banned-group protestsasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia
  23. 09 JunPentagon's China military list lands without a press conference — and the questions it leaves openasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 7 minasia
  24. 09 JunPentagon adds BYD, Baidu, Alibaba to list of companies accused of working with China's militaryasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 7 minasia
  25. 09 JunRural Japan bets on the domestic tourist as the yen keeps overseas trips out of reachasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  26. 09 JunJapan moves to defend its seed and sky ambitions as two industries stake out a post-agrarian futureasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 4 minasia
  27. 09 JunTokyo's $480bn Cash Pile and Tehran's Travel Cage: Two Faces of a Multipolar Weekasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 7 minasia
  28. 09 JunIsraeli strikes in Lebanon puncture the Trump timeline for an Iran dealasia · Monexus Staff Writer · mena · 6 minasia
  29. 09 JunTwo moves, one signal: Indonesia tightens as Hanwha anchors the first fully onshore US solar chainasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  30. 09 JunChina's footprint inside Western defence supply chains is widening — and the West is only now beginning to price itasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 6 minasia
  31. 09 JunChina's electric SUV boom is a contradiction Beijing cannot outrunasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia
  32. 09 JunChina's EV charge and export surge: two data points, one industrial storyasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia
  33. 09 JunChina's car market just had its worst May in years — and the EV transition isn't the only thing strainingasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia
  34. 09 JunBYD's 80% China EV forecast lands as exports jump 19% in Mayasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia
  35. 09 JunBangladesh's power glut is now a fiscal problem, not an engineering oneasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia
  36. 09 JunAlgeria's two-sea missile drill and China's thorium milestone point to a quieter kind of contestasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  37. 08 JunXi Jinping arrives in Pyongyang: a state visit that rewrites the optics of the China–DPRK axisasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  38. 08 JunXi lands in Pyongyang: a calibrated signal, not a realignmentasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia
  39. 08 JunXi in Pyongyang: A Visit That Tilts the Asian Balanceasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  40. 08 JunXi's Pyongyang visit recasts the China–North Korea axis as a counter-hegemonic signalasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  41. 08 JunSeoul's chip-led rally is unwinding, and Lee's growth pitch now has to compete with the tapeasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  42. 08 JunSouth Korea's leveraged rally and the base beneath itasia · Monexus Staff Writer · Asia · 6 minasia
  43. 08 JunSouth Korea's 24-hour stress test, in four signalsasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  44. 08 JunRare earths to Japan, beef to Australia: the parallel squeezeasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 6 minasia
  45. 08 JunPentagon names BYD, Alibaba and Baidu as Chinese-military collaborators — a list with a four-month backstoryasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 6 minasia
  46. 08 JunPyongyang's war ledger: how North Korea's Ukraine windfall reshapes the China–Russia triangleasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  47. 08 JunKOSPI halts after 8% open drop, testing the substrate under Korea's semiconductor modelasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  48. 08 JunTehran–Washington talks inch forward via Islamabad, but no final text yetasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  49. 08 JunThrough Islamabad's back channel: Iran says US talks narrowing in on final textasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · mena · 6 minasia
  50. 07 JunTiananmen in 2026: The Cost of Enforced Forgettingasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 7 minasia
  51. 07 JunProtests test South Korea's election machinery while its startup engine humsasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia
  52. 07 JunPyongyang sets the floor: Kim Yo Jong tells Xi the nuclear programme is 'absolutely non-negotiable'asia · Monexus Staff Writer · Asia · 6 minasia
  53. 07 JunKorea's leveraged retail boom hits a stress testasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 7 minasia
  54. 07 JunChina's transport-ministry maritime operation east of Taiwan reads as a signal to the Tokyo–Manila axisasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 6 minasia
  55. 07 JunThe 80% drop: China's rare-earth squeeze on Japan, decodedasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  56. 06 JunToyota plants two flags in motorsport: a kart factory and a hydrogen endurance racerasia · Monexus Staff Writer · Asia · 5 minasia
  57. 06 JunPakistan sends its interior minister to Tehran — and the choice of courier is the storyasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia
  58. 06 JunChina's $13 trillion fund industry gets its marching ordersasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Asia · 6 minasia
  59. 05 JunSpaceX's IPO shuts out Chinese and Hong Kong capital — and a $1T sell-off lands the same dayasia · Monexus Staff Writer · Asia · 6 minasia
  60. 05 JunSpaceX's China Investor Bar: When the Cap Table Becomes the Export Controlasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  61. 05 JunJapan's Palantir Moment: The Data-Sovereignty Question Tokyo Hasn't Answeredasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 6 minasia
  62. 05 JunIndia posts 7.8% growth, RBI holds rates as rupee drifts to historic lowsasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 6 minasia
  63. 05 JunFars News CEO publicly faults Tehran on war damage, Pakistan talks, and the Trump information warasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  64. 05 JunChina tightens the leash on viral micro dramasasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 6 minasia
  65. 04 JunPutin's Three-Message Brief to India: Su-57, Four Poles, and a Defence of Pakistanasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  66. 04 JunNorth Korea Goes 'Exponential' Again. The Buildout Is the Story.asia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  67. 04 JunGazprom's Single-Day SPIEF Sweep: Singapore, Serbia, Belarus in 49 Minutesasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  68. 04 JunFire, methanol, a cabinet cheque: one day inside India's safety stateasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 6 minasia
  69. 04 JunChina warns of "unprecedented" countermeasures as Japan, Philippines tighten Taiwan coordinationasia · Monexus Staff Writer · Asia · 6 minasia
  70. 04 JunBeijing's 4 June pressure play: Tiananmen silence, NZ travel ban, Tokyo-Manila warningasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia
  71. 03 JunYen through 160 again: same playbook, same resultasia · Monexus Staff Writer · Japan · 6 minasia
  72. 03 JunTrump calls Xi 'a good man' — the US-China register resets, brieflyasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · East Asia · 5 minasia
  73. 03 JunTehran's red line: Araghchi tells Pakistan Lebanon and Iran are one warasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · MENA · 6 minasia
  74. 03 JunSouth Delhi hotel fire kills 21 as building safety fails againasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 6 minasia
  75. 03 JunRubio defends twin US commitments: $14B Taiwan arms review and Iran war cost criticismasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Asia · 6 minasia
  76. 03 JunPrabowo fires free-meals chief as Indonesia's signature welfare scheme hits food-safety crisisasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  77. 03 JunIndia's clean-energy build-out is outrunning the grid meant to carry itasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · South Asia · 6 minasia
  78. 03 JunDelhi's death traps and the aspirational economy the city refuses to policeasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  79. 03 JunA morning in China: services PMI, swarm drones, and a million-liked chocolate paintingasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 7 minasia
  80. 03 JunBOJ's Ueda keeps the rate-hike option deliberately openasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 6 minasia
  81. 03 JunThe Aravalli in committee: what a Supreme Court panel, a 31-year wage case, and the monsoon say about how India governsasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 6 minasia
  82. 03 JunAnta Joins Nike and Adidas on the Sportswear Podium — Now Comes the Hard Partasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 7 minasia
  83. 02 JunZhipu AI and Minimax Chase Shanghai Listings as Beijing Rewrites the Rules of Tech Capitalasia · Monexus Staff Writer · east-asia · 5 minasia
  84. 02 JunRussia Issues 10 Billion Yuan in Sovereign Bonds — the Anatomy of a Sanctions Workaroundasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · europe · 5 minasia
  85. 02 JunRubio Confirms Khamenei Alive, But Iran's Leadership Vacuum Deepensasia · Monexus Staff Writer · Middle East / Iran · 5 minasia
  86. 02 JunNadiem Makarim Calls Indonesia Chromebook Graft Charges an 'Illusion' of Lawasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Southeast Asia · 5 minasia
  87. 02 JunThe Militant's Pill: How Captagon Became the Currency of Middle East Conflictasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East · 5 minasia
  88. 02 JunJapan's Philippines Gambit: What Tokyo's Maritime Gamble Tells Us About Asia's Strategic Realignmentasia · Monexus Staff Writer · east-asia-southeast-asia · 6 minasia
  89. 02 JunBluestar week, cow politics, and the opposition: India at a nationalist crossroadsasia · Monexus Staff Writer · south-asia · 6 minasia
  90. 02 JunIndia's Ladakh gambit: infrastructure, dialogue, and the long shadow of terrorasia · Monexus Staff Writer · south-asia · 6 minasia
  91. 02 JunIndia's Opposition Mobilises as Delhi Expands Its Western Security Partnershipsasia · Monexus Staff Writer · South Asia · 5 minasia
  92. 02 JunIndonesia's shrinking surplus signals Southeast Asia's exposure to Iran war spilloverasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Asia · 4 minasia
  93. 02 JunSame F-15 Pilot Confirmed Shot Down Twice as Iran Escalation Strains India's Rupee Defensesasia · Monexus Staff Writer · south-asia · 5 minasia
  94. 02 JunChina's tariff diplomacy and the scramble it is causing worldwideasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia
  95. 02 JunChina Faces Dual Pressure as Historic Floods Compound Strategic Oil Drawdownasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · east-asia · 5 minasia
  96. 02 JunChina's AI Unicorns Turn to Shanghai for Dual Listingsasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 4 minasia
  97. 02 JunBangladesh Looks East as India Water-Sharing Deadlock Drags Into Seventh Decadeasia · Monexus Staff Writer · south-asia · 5 minasia
  98. 02 JunBeijing's Commodity Discipline: Quota Walls and Processing Controlasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 4 minasia
  99. 02 JunAnta's Beverly Hills debut: the visible edge of China's sportswear riseasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 6 minasia
  100. 02 JunAirTrunk's $21bn India Bet Is the Biggest Signal Yet That Asia's Digital Infrastructure Race Has a New Starting Lineasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 4 minasia
  101. 01 JunUS Strikes Iran as Israel Takes Beaufort Castle, Peace Talks Falterasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Middle East / South Asia · 6 minasia
  102. 01 JunVietnam's Digital Asset Gamble: Can Crypto Collateral Unlock SME Finance?asia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Southeast Asia · 5 minasia
  103. 01 JunTrump Push for Fort Knox Physical Audit Puts US Gold Transparency Back on the Tableasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 4 minasia
  104. 01 JunTaiwan's KMT leader begins US visit amid party defense cuts controversyasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · east-asia · 3 minasia
  105. 01 JunRussia's Yuan Gambit: Moscow Doubles Down on Dollar-Free Borrowingasia · Monexus Staff Writer · russia-asia · 5 minasia
  106. 01 JunLukashenko Defends Kim Jong Un, Calls North Korean Leader 'Not a Dictator'asia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  107. 01 JunJapan's Nikkei Hits Record 67,000 as Market Momentum Meets Geopolitical Reckoningasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 4 minasia
  108. 01 JunJapanese Scientists Engineer Enhanced Vitamin K With Potential to Treat Neurodegenerative Diseasesasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia
  109. 01 JunJapan's Record Crude Reserve Drawdown Complicates Energy calculus as Storm season Opensasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · east-asia · 5 minasia
  110. 01 JunIran Signals Hormuz Pressure as US Diplomatic Channels Fall Silentasia · Monexus Staff Writer · middle-east · 5 minasia
  111. 01 JunFrom Exam Portals to Ocean Reefs: India's Youth Flexes a New Kind of Muscleasia · Monexus Staff Writer · south-asia · 6 minasia
  112. 01 JunIndia's AI Frontier and the Box Office Equationasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · Asia · 5 minasia
  113. 01 JunIndia's 'Cockroach' Youth Movement Takes Its grievances to the Streetsasia · Monexus Staff Writer · South Asia · 5 minasia
  114. 01 JunIndia's energy dilemma: structural reform in an era of expensive capitalasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · South Asia · 4 minasia
  115. 01 JunIndia's Exam Board Confirms Cyber Gaps After Teenage Researcher Alertasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · south-asia · 2 minasia
  116. 01 JunChina's Panda Bond Surge and the Quiet Renminbisation of Global Financeasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  117. 01 JunChina's Industrial Overcapacity Spills Across Three Fronts — From Fighter Jets to Steel Millsasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  118. 01 JunChina's AI Drone Swarm Tests the Limits of US Military Dialogueasia · Moemedi Michael Poncana · asia · 5 minasia
  119. 01 JunBeijing's Quiet Currency Experiment Is Winning Over Global Bond Marketsasia · Monexus Staff Writer · asia · 5 minasia