Insights

India: Time to relook the East

The first India-China meeting since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took power in New Delhi last…

June 12, 20144 min

Insights

Thailand and Vietnam: Political crises and investor confidence

The past few months have proven to be a turbulent time for key economies in…

June 12, 20144 min

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Abe’s vision for East Asia Summit: masterstroke or wishful thinking?

At last week’s Shangri-La Dialogue, the annual defence forum for Asia held in Singapore, Japanese…

June 5, 20144 min

Insights

US extended economic sanctions – a blessing in disguise for Myanmar

While the extension of the United States’ economic sanctions has brought some level of uncertainty…

June 5, 20143 min

Commentaries

Reacting to China – and its grand plan

We now know the reactions in Vietnam to China’s move to begin drilling for oil…

May 20, 20145 min

Insights

Myanmar debuts as ASEAN Chairman

Last weekend, Myanmar finally made its debut as ASEAN Chairman, hosting the 24th ASEAN Summit…

May 16, 20143 min

Commentaries

ASEAN must learn from the Fukushima disaster

On the third anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the tragic events of March 11,…

May 14, 20144 min

Commentaries

Asean leaders ride out the South China Sea storms

When leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations gathered this week in Myanmar, the…

May 13, 20145 min

Insights

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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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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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

Insights

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