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Abe’s European tour: a success

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s week-long tour of Europe was a sales pitch for Japan,…

May 9, 20143 min

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Improving China’s image in Africa

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's visit to Africa aims to reinforce his country's economic ties with…

May 8, 20142 min

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What ASEAN can learn from Fukushima

Three years after 11 March 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster continues to affect both…

May 5, 20143 min

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Obama’s tricky choices in Asia

As US President Barack Obama’s visit to Asia wound down on Tuesday (29 April), China’s…

May 2, 20144 min

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Energy and the Ukrainian crisis: towards Russia’s pivot to Asia?

As the Ukrainian crisis continues unabated, the US and Europe look set to impose further…

April 24, 20143 min

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What’s to Come: Cooperation, or Militarisation?

The Philippines, having taken China to the Permanent Court of Arbitration in an attempt to…

April 24, 20143 min

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Nuclear Power and Abenomics

Japan's new Basic Energy Plan sends a clear signal that the country will not abandon…

April 17, 20143 min

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Obama in Malaysia: more than the TPP

When US President Barack Obama touches down in Kuala Lumpur next week, it will be…

April 17, 20143 min

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Indonesia’s legislative elections: What to look out for

Indonesia voted in legislative elections on April 9. Only parties winning 25 per cent of…

April 10, 20142 min

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Myanmar’s financial opening: No shock therapy please

Myanmar, as ASEAN Chair, has done well to ensure that achieving the AEC 2015 goal…

April 10, 20143 min

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Japan-Australia FTA: A good precedent for compromise

Japan and Australia have agreed on a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). This is the…

April 9, 20143 min

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Cross-Strait Relations: A Southward Shift in Taiwanese Investments?

Taiwan has seen protests over a trade deal which it signed with mainland China. The…

April 3, 20142 min