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By Simon Roughneen • Aug 27, 2019
Trade-oriented Vietnam has benefitted from the US-China stand-off, pulling in more investment. But growing exports are dominated by a few big foreign players, leaving Vietnam vulnerable to global market swings
By Robin Spiess, additional reporting by Veng Sonita • Aug 19, 2019
US President Donald Trump believes North Korea’s beaches would make for great condos and real estate. But with missiles being tested and sanctions in place, will Southeast Asian investors take the plunge?
By Paul Millar and Veng Sonita • Aug 07, 2019
With the backing of the world’s development agencies, Cambodia’s microfinance institutions stand accused of driving the nation’s most vulnerable ever deeper into debt – forcing them to sell off their land when the time comes to collect
By Simon Roughneen • Aug 05, 2019
Last year, the fishing village of Kwangko in Indonesia’s remote east was finally connected to the national electricity supply. But to close the gap between east and west, the nation’s infrastructure has miles to go
Vietnam has emerged as a key winner of Trump's trade war. But a wrong move could see the nation earning nothing but enemies in its triumph
By Nguyen Khac Giang • Aug 01, 2019
Southeast Asia’s governments have some of the world’s smallest tax takes, leaving the region struggling to pay for infrastructure and budget for health and education
By Simon Roughneen • Jul 25, 2019
Scraping through the refuse of Yangon’s slums for scraps to sell, children and adults alike find themselves caught between economic crisis in the countryside and a rapidly developing city that threatens to swallow their makeshift homes
By Lorcan Lovett • Jul 18, 2019
Cambodians are sinking deep in debt to meet their basic needs. And with the Kingdom's financial sector so reliant on foreign investment, it won't take much for the house of cards to come crashing down
By David Hutt • Jun 27, 2019
While Cambodia has benefitted hugely from the many projects funded by China’s Belt and Road Initiative in the Kingdom, it must ensure that it remains open to a wide range of foreign investment
By Robin Spiess • May 22, 2019
China’s Belt and Road Initiative is reshaping the global monetary order – and the West is floundering in the face of it
By Minh Pham, Yves Carmona • Feb 19, 2019
China is exercising a level of economic influence on the Mekong states not seen since the height of its imperial might
By Bernhard Zand • Dec 18, 2018
If countries across East Asia intend to sustain the growth of their economies, policy makers are going to need to accommodate a changing global and economic environment, according to a recent World Bank report
By Robin Spiess • Dec 11, 2018