Imagining a comprehensive ASEAN-US partnership
Perhaps there is no better way to look at the future trajectory of the relations between the US and ASEAN than through the prism of Vietnamese-US bilateral ties.
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Reclaiming our future
Sun, 22 May 2022 | 09:35The Asia-Pacific region is at a crossroads today – to further breakdown or breakthrough to a greener, better, safer future.
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Japan needs to map out a clear strategy to attract big investments
Thu, 19 May 2022 | 09:27Huge amounts of funds are required for capital investment and research and development to realise a decarbonised society.
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No need to worry about shift of orders to Vietnam
Wed, 18 May 2022 | 08:54Vietnam's outstanding foreign trade performance in the first quarter of this year has sparked discussions on whether the Southeast Asian country has been snatching away overseas orders from China due to the sporadic outbreaks of the novel coronavirus in the Chinese mainland that has affected
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Good inflation news from the bond market
Tue, 17 May 2022 | 09:40As of May 6, the bond market expected US consumer price inflation to average 2.5 per cent between five and 10 years from now.
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Time to unwind easy-money stimulus in Malaysia
Mon, 16 May 2022 | 08:37Bank Negara, the central bank of Malaysia, has raised the overnight policy rate (OPR) by 25 basis points (bps) to two per cent on May 11, marking the start of interest rate normalisation after two years of ultra-monetary accommodati
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Uplift the forgotten women behind Asia’s plastic waste recycling systems
Sun, 15 May 2022 | 09:11One of the easiest ways to embrace a sustainable lifestyle starts with recycling efforts at home. As consumers, the first step is to educate ourselves on what the symbols at the bottom of each plastic bottle mean.
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Help Japan’s automanufacturers catch up in development, sales
Thu, 12 May 2022 | 08:36Competition in the electric vehicle market is intensifying around the world. It is vital for Japanese manufacturers, which have lagged conspicuously behind their rivals overseas, to further strengthen their development and sales strategies to enhance their competitiveness.
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Policy must avoid distorting labour market
Wed, 11 May 2022 | 09:10The issue of foreign labour dependence is neither new nor unique to Malaysia.
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Soaring global fuel prices: an opportunity for Cambodia?
Tue, 10 May 2022 | 09:24Cambodia is feeling the squeeze from the soaring global coal and oil prices. Electricity du Cambodge (EDC)would certainly be hurting from this reality, and most likely re-assessing its plans to add more coal power stations.
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Can a nation prosper in zero population growth?
Mon, 9 May 2022 | 09:27The annual sessions of the National People’s Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in March addressed the question of how to ease the financial burden on parents in order to encourage them to have more children.