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Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 09, 2019 • 15 min read

Automation Manufacturing change

By Andrew Haffner • Oct 09, 2019
Advances in automation are fuelling fears that the rise of robots could drive millions of Asian factory jobs back to the West

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Oct 03, 2019 • 12 min read

Indonesia protests Back on the streets

By Stania Puspa • Oct 03, 2019
Students demonstrators have taken to the streets of Indonesia to protest controversial bills – and remind President Joko Widodo not to abandon his reformist credentials

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Sep 11, 2019 • 14 min read

Australia and ASEAN Drawing a line

By Simon Roughneen • Sep 11, 2019
Australia’s attempts to move closer to Southeast Asia have met with limited success so far, but are likely to become more urgent as the China-US rivalry intensifies

Money • STORY OF THE DAY • Aug 27, 2019 • 11 min read

Vietnam economy Winning the battle, losing the war?

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

Money • Aug 22, 2019 • 13 min read
Waste pickers

A brief history of Cambodia’s plastic crisis

Cambodia’s plastic waste is kept in balance thanks to an army of waste pickers, who represent the only functioning infrastructure. We look back at how plastic conquered the Kingdom
By Kathrin Eitel • Aug 22, 2019

Money • Aug 19, 2019 • 11 min read
North Korea

A great con?

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 Robin Spiess, additional reporting by Veng Sonita • Aug 19, 2019

Money • Aug 14, 2019 • 14 min read
EU-ASEAN relations

Stitched together

Citing human rights concerns, the EU is deciding whether to revoke duty-free market access for Cambodia’s exports, even as it tries to boost trade and defence ties with Southeast Asia
By Simon Roughneen • Aug 14, 2019

Money • Aug 07, 2019 • 14 min read
Microfinance institutions

Left with nothing

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 Paul Millar and Veng Sonita • Aug 07, 2019

Money • Aug 05, 2019 • 11 min read
Regional development

Free from darkness

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
By Simon Roughneen • Aug 05, 2019

Money • Aug 01, 2019 • 6 min read
Analysis

Tired of winning

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

Money • Jul 25, 2019 • 10 min read
Infrastructure funding

No tax, no spend

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

Money • Jul 18, 2019 • 10 min read
Poverty

Living on the edge

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