A recent survey by the Singapore-based Asean Studies Centre (ASC) at the Iseas-Yusof Ishak Institute of 318 academics, government officials, and civil society organisation across all ten Asean member countries has found the new United States […]
In Thailand English-language News for May 5, 2017, Newsline presenter Sandra Hanutsaha tells us about: • Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has said that security officials will seek to jointly question a suspected IS (also known as Daesh) […]
Global trade needs a win to fend off rising tides of protectionism and anti-globalisation. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) offers the best vehicle to achieve this. The quick conclusion of this regional mega free trade […]
Cambodia currently faces significant foreign policy challenges amid great power rivalry in the Asia-Pacific. Against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump’s uncertain and unpredictable foreign policy in the region, China’s economic, military, and strategic […]
In the February 27, 2017 edition of Newsline, presenter Cholaphansa Narula tells us about: • Large numbers of people from all walks of life continue to flock to the Grand Palace in Bangkok to pay their […]
US President Donald Trump’s executive order to withdraw the United States from the 12-member Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement in the Asia Pacific is a strategic turning point in the open economic order. It is a […]
‘The United States (US) has invaded China’. This would certainly be the message that Chinese President Xi Jin Ping will tell to the Chinese masses if ever US President Donald Trump makes good on his […]
United States Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson’s recent provocative comments about China, while perhaps good for local consumption, is setting off alarm bells across the Asia-Pacific region. Mr Tillerson, a former ExxonMobil chief executive, has threatened to […]
Malaysia’s trade with the United States has been in decline. But with the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement dead in the water, what’s next for Malaysia’s trade agenda? If there is a flicker of hope for […]
Cheap labour, good personal security, and a stable government has long attracted foreign investment to Vietnam. However, the increasing minimum wage, capped working hours, and the looming death of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) means […]