2018/05/22 |
Socialist Switcheroo: North Korea Looks to the Vietnam Economic Model
Will Kim make good on his promise to favor a more open economic model?
2018/02/09 |
The Bitter Truth: Why Asia's Tigers Suffer while the Nordics Thrive (Part 5)
Taiwan has outgrown its current economic strategy and needs to move up the value chain to become more like the Nordic countries and the Netherlands.
2017/05/25 |
China Hits Speed Wobbles Driving the Silk Road through Sri Lanka
'Beijing has already burnt itself in Myanmar, Thailand and Laos, where the public is becoming hostile to Chinese projects. Like a chain, the Belt and Road is as strong as its weakest link and public perceptions toward China can become an existential issue for Beijing’s ambitious initiative.'
2017/03/27 |
Why Everyone is Worried about Cambodia, Again
‘There is a widespread discontent with the government…It may be just a matter of time until the pressure cooker bursts.’
2017/03/23 |
Saudi Arabia the Next Stop on China’s Maritime Silk Road
China and Saudi Arabia's increasingly close relations signals a consequential shift in the Middle East - Asia security architecture.
2017/03/15 |
Book Review: Capital Without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One Percent by Brooke Harrington
In 'Capital Without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One Percent,' Brooke Harrington offers an in-depth look into the work of wealth management professionals who ensure that the ‘one percent’ keep getting richer. Drawing on interviews and Harrington’s own experiences of a wealth management training program, Sin Yee Koh finds this a well-researched and clearly written ethnographic study that focuses attention on a key industry behind the continuation of global inequality.
2017/02/28 |
Why Everyone is Talking about Universal Basic Incomes
While Bill Gates’ suggestion of taxing robots to put human workers on a more even competitive footing with the robots deserves serious consideration, the time when governments will pay everyone a living wage seems a long way off.
2017/02/22 |
Keeping An Eye On U.S.–China Semiconductor Supremacy Struggles
The way the semiconductor issue is resolved will tell us a lot about whether the two countries will be able to work out a broader modus vivendi for their future trading relationship.
2016/10/09 |
Specter of Protectionism Looms over IMF-World Bank Meetings
Ministers attending the IMF/World Bank meetings may not be able to influence the views of Trump and his supporters, but they could share a common resolve to avoid the spread of 'economic malpractice.'
2016/10/02 |
OPINION: Land Prices Reveal Japan's Growing Divide
A gap is growing in land prices between the four major regional cities of Sapporo, Sendai, Hiroshima and Fukuoka, and the rest of the regional economies.