Southeast Asia

The South China Sea dispute and its challenges to Japan’s economic interests

The South China Sea (SCS) is among the most hotly disputed regions of the globe, involving both island and maritime…

4 years ago

Why relations with the Asia-Pacific are central to Cuba’s future

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) is of great importance for Cuba's international relations, even more so in the current context of the…

4 years ago

Lessons from Vietnam’s Covid-19 experience, from the sanitary to the geopolitical fronts

Although it is still too early to draw any final conclusion on how Vietnam has fared in tackling the Covid-19…

4 years ago

The future of Asian FTAs and trade blocs after Covid-19

With the Covid-19 pandemic, the Asia-Pacific region (APAC) is facing a new challenge to its economic and trade engine. As…

4 years ago

The resurgence of the phoenix: Covid-19 and the fate of multilateralism

At the time of writing, the author is confined to her home as a consequence of the state of emergency…

4 years ago

Singapore reaffirms its role as a global affairs fixer

Singapore has just strengthened its global position as an international affairs and trade intermediary, proxy and fixer. With the signing…

5 years ago

Southeast Asia zooms past China as World’s #1 mobile hot spot

Interesting twist: if Singapore taxi company ComfortDelGro's profits are anything to go by, both new ("disruptive") & traditional players are…

5 years ago