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The Straits Times: Biden-Xi Summit – Beyond Hello and a Handshake

Expectations are rising about a meeting between United States President Joe Biden and China’s leader Xi…

November 6, 20238 min

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The Business Times: Haze and the Business Heat

After some years of blue skies, the fires and haze have returned, and these are…

October 18, 20238 min

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The Business Times: Not a Short-Lived Nuisance – Some Clarity About the Haze

The return of haze pollution in the region is cause for shock and concern. In…

October 11, 202310 min

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The Business Times: If ASEAN Means Business

THE recent Asean Summit and related meetings in Jakarta generated many headlines about the high…

September 11, 20237 min

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The Business Times: Thailand and Malaysia – Post-election Stalemate or Stability

Business and investment in Thailand and Malaysia have been slow in the first half of…

August 29, 20237 min

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SCMP: Global Crises and Internal Strife Mean ASEAN Must Shift Focus to Long Term

This article was first published on 2nd August 2023 on SCMP.  

August 27, 20231 min

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The Business Times: Sound and Fury – China and the US Talking

It is an axiom of our anxious, poly-crisis times that politics now matters more to…

July 14, 20235 min

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The Business Times: The Dangers of Pandemic Amnesia

The World Health Organization has just declared an end to the COVID-19 emergency after three…

May 19, 20236 min

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The Business Times: Thai Elections – Voting Done, Now More Politics

In Thailand’s general elections on Sunday (May 14), the popular preference of some 50 million…

May 16, 20236 min

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The Business Times: Uncertainties Remain About the Return of the Haze this Year

In recent weeks Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos suffered dense and unhealthy air pollution caused by…

May 10, 20237 min

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The Business Times: Rubbish in Paris, Rules in Brussels

Spring in Paris was not quite the same with the strikes and protests. Even if…

April 4, 20235 min

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The Business Times: When Governments Intervenes

Interventions by governments are increasingly impacting business. Developing countries are usually perceived as higher risk,…

March 7, 20235 min