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China and ASEAN: Will it be cooperation or conflict?

Rising tensions in the South China Sea have changed the tenor of recent relations between…

September 12, 20135 min

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Abenomics, Asia & ASEAN

Japan has received more attention and generated more optimism in the first six months of…

September 11, 20131 min

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ASEAN beyond 2015: Can higher growth be sustained?

The Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) is the third-largest economy in East Asia after…

September 4, 20134 min

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Can S’pore capitalise on Myanmar’s opening?

Myanmar’s political opening has caught the world’s attention, and many countries are rushing to what…

September 3, 20137 min

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It is not just about economics

Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s recent National Day Rally speech was a bold statement of…

August 27, 20137 min

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Time for an ASEAN Dream

Over the past year I’ve revisited a host of Southeast Asian countries I first began…

August 14, 20135 min

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Seizing the Singapore Dream

For generations, people around the world aspired to emulate the "American Dream". This fundamental ethos…

August 9, 20137 min

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Heading off the next Asian crisis

After the global financial crisis, Asia grew at more than 6 per cent each year,…

August 6, 20135 min

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ASEAN must turn a breathing space into a legacy

The Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) draws both admirers and detractors — and the…

July 12, 20135 min

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More plantations, more haze to come?

In the wake of record levels of haze, environment ministers from Malaysia and Singapore will…

June 28, 20135 min

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Sounding the alarm for collective action

The haze in Singapore is at a historic level, exceeding the worst seen back in…

June 24, 20137 min

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Asia’s rising frontier with Latin America

In a world where Europe and the United States are struggling, both East Asia and…

June 18, 20135 min