[Analytics] Buying Cambodia: China’s long embrace of a tyrant
Authoritarian Cambodia’s PM Hun Sen has reportedly given Beijing the green light for a naval…
ASEAN
[Analytics] Breaking a vow, Duterte wheels and deals with Xi
Against the backdrop of rising tensions in the South China Sea, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte…
New chapter in banking begins as applications open for digital banks
SINGAPORE, Aug 30, 2019, The Business Times. Ride-hailing firm Grab is “confident” of meeting the…
Moon resumes overtures to Japan, hopes for N.K. leader’s participation in ASEAN summit
SEOUL, Aug 30, 2019, Yonhap. South Korean President Moon Jae-in said Friday he would “embrace”…
[Analytics] China’s Belt and Road paves over rules and rights
The parallels between China’s current $1.1 trillion Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the United…
U.S. ban on Huawei being largely ignored in Southeast Asia
SINGAPORE, Aug 18, 2019, Kyodo. Trade tensions between the United States and China have sent…
[Analytics] Indian economy as an instrument of the eastward expansion
In cooperation with the Far Eastern Federal University India is one of the youngest nations…
[Analytics] Singapore slings a trade war antidote
Singapore became the first of 46 countries to sign a new United Nations (UN) treaty…
Chinese oil survey vessel leaves Vietnamese waters
HANOI, Aug 9, 2019, VN Express. A Chinese oil survey vessel and its escorts that…
Don’t make us your dumping ground, ASEAN tells world community
BANGKOK, Aug 3, 2019, FMT. Asean has reiterated its readiness to work with the international…
China rebukes accusation of militarizing South China Sea
BANGKOK, Aug 3, 2019, Xinhua. China rejected to be labeled as militarizing the South China…
Philippines-Indonesia boundary agreement takes effect
MANILA, Aug 2, 2019, PhilStar. The agreement on the delimitation of the exclusive economic zone…