War and Migration: Flows of Central Asian Migrant Workers Amid the Ukraine Conflict
Advertisement In the first quarter of 2023350,000 Tajik citizens emigrated to Russia, 100,000 more than in the same period in 2022. More than 630,000 Uzbek citizens did the same, an…
Thailand receives 1 million visitors from China since January
ASEAN Pace | Economy | Southeast Asia Three months after Beijing ended its harsh “zero COVID” policy, Bangkok says it is on track to meet its 2023 target of 5…
What ‘de-risking’ means for China
Advertisement Beijing was strongly displeased with the publicly announced results of the G-7 Summit held in Hiroshima from May 19-21. In addition to adopting anti-China strategic and political positions, the…
ASEAN and Canada must seek common ground to finalize a free trade agreement
Advertisement Southeast Asia is a critical region for Canada, and its recently launched Indo-Pacific Strategy places a strong emphasis on strengthening the relationship with this dynamic area. An impressive financing…
How Indonesian President Joko Widodo rejuvenated dependency theory
Advertisement During the sixth session of the G-7 Summit in Hiroshima, Japan on May 21, Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo underlined the right of every country to development, which must…
The big hole in the economic diplomacy of the Biden administration
Advertisement On April 27, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan gave a political speech on the “renewal of American economic leadership”. It was, in Sullivan’s words, an attempt to explain…
Ranil Wickremesinghe’s contribution to obtaining an IMF loan for Sri Lanka
Advertisement Sri Lankans are engaged in a heated debate and discussion about Yeah President Ranil Wickremesinghe was a factor in his country obtaining IMF assistance. Veteran DBS columnist Jeyaraj has…
Why the two largest state-owned banks in the Philippines are contemplating a mega-merger
pacific money | Economy | Southeast Asia The government expects the merger of DBP and the Land Bank of the Philippines to boost profitability, with the possibility of backing its…
Deciphering the escalation of the chip war in China
Advertisement In the ongoing technology dispute between the United States and China over the semiconductor industry, the United States has caused massive disruptions in the semiconductor supply chain. The central…
Will the ‘Chinese path to modernization’ lead to a global divergence?
Advertisement With the decline and eventual collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the world was quick to embrace Western liberal democracy as the “last form of human government.” However,…