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2014 Apec in Beijing

Global value chains in the Asia-Pacific

APEC's vision of free and open trade and investment is more relevant than ever in today's economy dominated by global value chains. Read more...
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Corporate taxation in Australia for the year 2016.

Taxation ranks relatively low in the consideration of potential Australian foreign investors, argues Glen Robinson. Read more...
Surabaya Service

Cognitive Abilities for Humane Causes

Jayasri Priyalal laments that cognitive abilities are being abused by a disgruntled few to achieve political ambitions, resulting in death destruction misery and sufferings. Read more...
2016 Acsel Fintech

FinTech in Asia

FinTech is a major new development in Asia, which calls for a regional supervisory and regulatory framework, argues John West in a report for UniApro, Asia's trade union leader. Read more...
One busy afternoon

India and China: lessons on how not to tackle inequality

The poor continue to be drowned out by a global minority enjoying elite status, write Asit K. Biswas, and Kris Hartley. Read more...
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Reviews of Asian Century … on a Knife-edge

Here are some highlights of the reviews of John West's new book, "Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge" Read more...
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Global Value Chains for an Asian Century

Getting better value out of global value chains may be the greatest challenge of the emerging Asian Century, writes John West. Read more...
Kartini wants to be free

Asia's social cohesion challenge

A major challenge in the emerging Asian century will be managing social cohesion, writes John West. Read more...
A Black Hmong girl named Po, Sa Pa

Questioning the Asian Century

Here is an extended version of John Fallon's excellent review of John West's new book, "Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge". Read more...
My electric Car!

Electric cars can help drive a green future

The transformation to a greener future through electric vehicle adoption will require a steadfast policy commitment, but many countries are some way down the road, Asit K Biswas and Kris Hartley write Read more...
South Sudan: Anniversary of the World's Newest Country

Senior executive job vacancies at UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is currently hiring for three senior executive jobs at the Assistant Secretary General level. Details below: Read more...
New book on Asian Century

New book on Asian Century

Don't miss my new book, "Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge", writes John West. Read more...
Asian Century on a Knife-edge

Asian Century on a Knife-edge

Here is a quick introduction to my new book, "Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge", from John West. Read more...
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (front L) arrives for the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Kham

Dealing with the challenges of the digital economy

The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council has called for upskilling and changing regulatory mindsets to deal with the challenges of the digital economy. Read more...
Canada’s NAFTA blues

Canada’s NAFTA blues

Talks to renegotiate NAFTA are running into serious challenges, reports John West. Read more...
Tango In The Desert

Do the tango ... in Jordan!

There is no better place to do the tango than the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, writes John West. Read more...
different walk of life

Obesity in Asia

The bitter truth is that a sugar tax alone won’t stop Asia’s obesity epidemic, write Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley. Read more...
QATAR

The Gulf Crisis – A Game Of Demands

Anil Trigunayat analyses the Gulf Cooperation Council crisis concerning Qatar. Read more...
QATAR

Qatar Crisis

Doha’s deft diplomacy dents the pain from the ongoing Gulf crisis writes Anil Trigunayat. Read more...
The Elevator

Asia's infrastructure debt trap.

Robert Wihtol warns Asia's emerging economies to beware of the infrastructure debt trap. Read more...