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The 36th ASEAN Summit: Leaders Underscore Unity, Amid Challenges New and Old

In a “new normal”, the leaders of ASEAN countries convened virtually on Friday, 26 June…

July 8, 20203 min

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Italy-ASEAN Association Webinar: Singapore and The Region’s Approach to COVID-19

COVID-19 has resulted in unprecedented costs to the global economy and public health. Southeast Asia…

July 2, 20204 min

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Life After Lockdown: Reopening Vietnam’s Economy

Vietnam has a lot of good things going for it. On 23 April 2020, it…

June 22, 20203 min

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Oil Uncertainties: The impact of low oil prices on Singapore and Asia

Although oil markets have bounced up since the historic negative prices seen in April 2020,…

June 19, 20204 min

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Getting Back in Business: China’s Recovery from COVID-19

Months after the COVID-19 outbreak started, hope has begun to emerge from China. The speed…

June 4, 20203 min

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Derailed? COVID-19’s Implications for Jokowi’s Ambitions

Hopes were high for Indonesian President Joko Widodo “Jokowi” as he entered his second term…

June 4, 20203 min

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The Saga Continues: Recent Developments in Malaysian Politics

After two months of relative quiet, the Malaysian political scene heated up again in the…

May 28, 20203 min

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Cold War: US-China Tensions and the Fallout of COVID-19

Beyond public health, the COVID-19 pandemic has also had wide-ranging political impacts for US-China relations.…

May 12, 20203 min

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Flattening the Curve While Ensuring Growth – The Economic Implications of COVID-19

In the three months since the first COVID-19 cases were reported in ASEAN, governments have…

April 24, 20203 min

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Risks and Reward: The Outlook for ASEAN in 2020

ASEAN has a lot to look forward to in 2020, but there are also numerous…

January 23, 20203 min

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Leveraging the Financial Sector to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

Sustainable finance and environmental-social-governance (ESG) standards are starting to gain traction in Singapore. In 2015,…

October 15, 20194 min

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Hong Kong’s Protests: Economic Damage and Long-Term Implications

On 3 October, we held a talk with Ms. Li Xueying, Enterprise Editor, The Straits…

October 10, 20195 min