By Agence France-Presse • Jul 31, 2020
Vietnam has recorded 45 news cases of Covid-19 – its highest single daily tally since the start of the pandemic – as an outbreak in the tourist city of Danang erodes the country's efforts to stay virus-free

By Alexi Demetriadi • Jul 31, 2020
The first piece of track on Kunming-Vientiane railway was laid in April as part of China's Belt and Road Initiative. But with the project steaming ahead, does Laos stand to actually see any benefits from the project, or is it merely in Beijing's interest?

By Andrew Haffner • Jul 31, 2020
This week we look at the insights to be garnered from pre- and post-election sentiment among the public in two very different countries across the region. In Singapore, historic gains for the opposition Workers' Party may signal a rising appetite for pluralism in the PAP dominated city-state, while in Myanmar, a recent jade mine tragedy may be the straw that breaks the camel's back for Aung San Suu Kyi's party in the country's ethnic minority-dominated areas.

By Agence France-Presse • Jul 30, 2020
China has denied that it is harbouring Jho Lo, the Malaysian financier and alleged mastermind behind the 1MDB plot, the same week former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak was convicted for corruption for his part in the scandal