Member states will fight over the next EU budget

Amid calls for a smaller EU and the loss of a net contributor through Brexit, the EU must agree its next budget

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US immigration and farm law spats are ahead

Congressional conflicts over immigration and farm reforms are not easily reconcilable

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The Labour-led coalition has introduced the first of three budgets this term

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Laos’s declining forest cover is heavily degraded and losing biodiversity

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Costa Rica’s economy looks set for a good year, but a continuing lack of fiscal reform is a major downside risk

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The Trump administration is deepening ties with Hanoi, but trade and migration disputes will weigh

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Many Chinese remain undernourished, even as a growing population suffers the diseases of affluence

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China's economy suffers from a severe mismatch between the skills employers need and the skills employees offer

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A greater focus on exports is likely to worsen the already significant inequality in the sector

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The country’s politicians are having to face up to an impending crisis

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