Blinken in Middle East, urges ‘calm’ as Israel-Palestinian conflict flares
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Vietnam’s economy shows signs of revival
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Dealing with China’s polycrisis
Author: Editorial Board, ANU Those paying attention to the World Economic Forum in Davos will doubtless have heard the latest…
Who will take on China’s biggest economic challenges? A guide to the power players
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Weak domestic demand now threatens China’s growth potential
Author: Yang Yao, PKU Forecasts for China’s economic growth in 2023 diverge widely. While international organisations and China watchers abroad…
Laos in limbo heading into 2023
Author: Kearrin Sims, James Cook University Laos experienced compounding social and economic pressures in 2022. The headline news story of…
The end of the beginning for the Cambodian People’s Party
Author: Astrid Noren-Nilsson, Lund University Cambodia stood between past and future in 2022 — balancing completion, new beginnings and legacy…
Russia and the US add to South Korea’s economic challenges
Author: Troy Stangarone, Korea Economic Institute of America In May 2022, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol was elected on a…
Russian oil price cap accelerates global economic decoupling
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New PNG government goes for gold
Author: Ronald May, ANU 2022 was an election year in Papua New Guinea (PNG), so electoral politics dominated much of…