Vietnam 2016 Congress will see leadership shake-up

Communist party will soon choose the country's next government

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Ciolos will aim to tackle Romania's developmental lag

Competent technocratic government could start to tackle oft-ignored shortcomings in Romania's development

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Foreign investment will be crucial to developing ASEAN agriculture, but reforms are needed first

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Marijuana legalisation is still a long way off, but it could have wide-reaching implications for Mexican society

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Extreme weather looms over global agriculture, but its impact will not be wholly negative

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South-east Asia will see important political transitions in 2016 as growth slowly increases

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Low commodity prices and China's slowdown cloud outlook for emerging economies

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The unusually severe drought is putting millions of people at risk and curbing power supplies in already weak economies

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Falling domestic demand more than offsets lower global prices for Brazil's key exports

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Lack of food safety is one of the most serious public grievances; this month a new law to tackle it takes effect

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