China

China • STORY OF THE DAY • Jan 01, 2018 • 15 min read

Cambodia Why the West was doomed to fail

By Paul Millar • Jan 01, 2018
Backed by China, Prime Minister Hun Sen has entered 2018 triumphant from his decades-long struggle with the West – and set the stage for his succession

China • STORY OF THE DAY • Dec 04, 2017 • 8 min read

Technology The fight to catch up to behemoths

By Foong Li Mei • Dec 04, 2017
Singapore and Malaysia are playing catch up with global tech capitals, but their pace may be slowed by talent that's looking too timid for the cutthroat business

China • STORY OF THE DAY • Nov 06, 2017 • 11 min read

Cambodia's construction boom A future without home?

By Nathan Paul Southern • Nov 06, 2017
The construction industry in Cambodia has been enjoying great growth in recent years. Yet there are concerns over the quality of some of these projects and an over-reliance on Chinese investment

China • Sep 01, 2016 • 8 min read
Cambodia

Caught in the middle

With tensions rising between China and the West over the South China Sea, Cambodia once again finds itself walking a knife’s edge between the world’s great powers
By Paul Millar • Sep 01, 2016

China • May 02, 2016 • 10 min read
Lifeline Mekong

Make or break time

As drought lingers and unfettered dam construction plugs the Mekong river, managing the life-giving waterway becomes ever more crucial
By Daniel Besant • May 02, 2016

China • Apr 12, 2016 • 6 min read

The motives behind Beijing's South China Sea expansion

OPINION: To achieve a peaceful solution in the South China Sea, the West must understand that Beijing’s motives are, in fact, driven by domestic politics
By Oliver Turner • Apr 12, 2016

China • Feb 10, 2016 • 9 min read
Laos

The lost plantations

When Chinese businessmen offered to rent land from impoverished Laotian farmers the deal was too good to turn down. Now, the true cost of banana plantations is finally being counted in northern Laos
By Arnaud Dubus • Feb 10, 2016