Malaysia Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/malaysia/ an observatory of Asian economic power Tue, 25 Nov 2025 06:43:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg Malaysia Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/malaysia/ 32 32 Southeast Asia’s new PPP race https://asiapowerwatch.com/southeast-asias-new-ppp-race/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=southeast-asias-new-ppp-race https://asiapowerwatch.com/southeast-asias-new-ppp-race/#respond Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:33:43 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3573 In an article on “Southeast Asia’s new PPP race“, by Alicia Buller for Partnerships Bulletin, I contributed comments on the competitive advantages of ASEAN’s top…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/southeast-asias-new-ppp-race/feed/ 0 The AUKUS defence pact and the end of the French submarine deal: a blow to France’s Indo-Pacific policy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-aukus-defence-pact-and-the-end-of-the-french-submarine-deal-a-blow-to-frances-indo-pacific-policy/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-aukus-defence-pact-and-the-end-of-the-french-submarine-deal-a-blow-to-frances-indo-pacific-policy https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-aukus-defence-pact-and-the-end-of-the-french-submarine-deal-a-blow-to-frances-indo-pacific-policy/#respond Thu, 16 Sep 2021 09:48:19 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=2530 September 15, 2021 will be remembered in French industry, defence and foreign affairs circles as the day France was stabbed in the back by some…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-aukus-defence-pact-and-the-end-of-the-french-submarine-deal-a-blow-to-frances-indo-pacific-policy/feed/ 0 Japan’s experience in reducing its supply chain insecurity https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-experience-in-reducing-its-supply-chain-insecurity/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=japans-experience-in-reducing-its-supply-chain-insecurity https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-experience-in-reducing-its-supply-chain-insecurity/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2020 06:59:24 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1189 Since the late 1980’s, Japan has largely depended on overseas production. Over the decades, this has resulted in over 50% of Japanese manufacturing existing overseas,…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/japans-experience-in-reducing-its-supply-chain-insecurity/feed/ 0 The South China Sea dispute and its challenges to Japan’s economic interests https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-south-china-sea-dispute-and-its-challenges-to-japans-economic-interests/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-south-china-sea-dispute-and-its-challenges-to-japans-economic-interests https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-south-china-sea-dispute-and-its-challenges-to-japans-economic-interests/#respond Mon, 31 Aug 2020 13:10:55 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=1075 The South China Sea (SCS) is among the most hotly disputed regions of the globe, involving both island and maritime claims among several sovereign states…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/the-south-china-sea-dispute-and-its-challenges-to-japans-economic-interests/feed/ 0 Russia as an influence proxy for China ? https://asiapowerwatch.com/russia-as-an-influence-proxy-for-china/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=russia-as-an-influence-proxy-for-china https://asiapowerwatch.com/russia-as-an-influence-proxy-for-china/#respond Thu, 14 Nov 2019 12:26:44 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=567 Just as North Korea has long played the role of China’s nuclear deterrent proxy and Beijing has been capitalizing on Moscow’s frontal opposition to Washington…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/russia-as-an-influence-proxy-for-china/feed/ 0 Southeast Asia zooms past China as World’s #1 mobile hot spot https://asiapowerwatch.com/southeast-asia-zooms-past-china-as-worlds-1-mobile-hot-spot/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=southeast-asia-zooms-past-china-as-worlds-1-mobile-hot-spot https://asiapowerwatch.com/southeast-asia-zooms-past-china-as-worlds-1-mobile-hot-spot/#respond Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:27:01 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=257 Interesting twist: if Singapore taxi company ComfortDelGro’s profits are anything to go by, both new (“disruptive”) & traditional players are cashing in on the fast…

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