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1 – 10 of 26This was soon after further details emerged about previously reported financial scandals. The largest involves alleged embezzlement of more than VND300tn (well over USD12bn) from…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283924
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The coalition they have formed comprises 313 out of 500 House of Representatives members-elect. It will require the backing of at least 376 lawmakers across the House and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279287
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However, growing concern over graft in the country does not appear to have hit President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo’s popularity. Just days before that latest CPI came out, the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276081
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Beyond calling for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s resignation, protesters have been challenging the military’s influence on politics and demanding reform of the monarchy. King…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB256975
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President Moon Jae-in has fulfilled his manifesto pledge to reform the country’s powerful prosecution service, with sweeping legislation that transfers most of its investigative…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB259962
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Lam delivered her speech by video instead. The policies she announced include measures to tackle the city’s economic problems but do not grant any of the demands made by the…
In January, President Rodrigo Duterte with congress’s support ordered pensions benefits under the government-run Social Security System (SSS) to be boosted by 1,000 pesos per…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB225410
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The budget was submitted on August 15 and is President Rodrigo Duterte's first. It is mildly expansive, focusing on the new administration's priorities of infrastructure, law and…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB213194
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As under his predecessor, these reforms, especially of the police, strike critics as partisan power plays rather than neutral or necessary restructuring. Yoon's approval ratings…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB271760
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Outcomes and outlook, following Vietnam's communist party congress.