South-east Asia
SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Tourism reforms will have to wait
A July agreement to postpone freeing up this services sector has set back efforts to create a...
South-East AsiaUS/ASEAN: Despite stumbles, ties are set to grow
First Lady Laura Bush visited Burmese refugees in Thailand on August 8. US relations with Burma...
United StatesUS/ASIA: McCain-Obama policy debate focused on China
As one of the last remaining arenas for Cold War-era hostilities, North-east Asia fits the McCain...
United StatesSOUTH-EAST ASIA: Growing skills gap threatens growth
The Asian Development Bank has warned that a failure to correct skills shortages could dampen...
South-East AsiaSOUTH-EAST ASIA: Leaders at odds as food crisis grows
Cyclone damage in Burma may further tighten the rice market, the UN Food and Agriculture...
South-East AsiaASIA: Responses to rocketing food costs may lack bite
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) at the weekend unveiled a package of measures designed to ease...
AsiaVIETNAM/SOUTH-EAST ASIA: Growth is down, prices are up
Vietnam's economic growth forecast for the year has been downgraded to 7.0% from 8.5-9.0%,...
South-East AsiaSOUTH-EAST ASIA/CHINA: PMs pledge to deepen ties
Prime ministers from the six member nations of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) today signed up...
South-East Asia
