Asia
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
Banyan
Some Australians are increasingly sceptical of AUKUS
The government needs to sell its ground-breaking security pact much harder
Usefully oleaginous
How India’s imports of Russian oil have lubricated global markets
But as the country’s importance in the global oil market grows, risks loom
Pa!
South Korean voters—and spring onions—rebuke the president
The failure of Yoon Suk-yeol’s party in parliamentary elections will make his last three years hard