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South-east Asia faces further decline in human rights

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

East Timor is the only South-east Asian country categorised by the Freedom House organisation as completely ‘free’. Cambodia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, as…

Renminbi zone will emerge slowly in ASEAN region

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ASEAN

Efforts in South-east Asia to reduce reliance on the dollar.

China visit will begin Philippines' policy shift

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CHINA/PHILIPPINES

On October 20, China's Vice Foreign Minister Liu Zhenmin declared the "full recovery" of bilateral ties.

Washington spreads hosting duties for democracy summit

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INT

On March 29 the entire group will meet virtually, to be followed by in-person meetings in the five co-hosting countries. Discussions will centre on multilateral initiatives to…

China-Central Asia relations will deepen

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CENTRAL ASIA/CHINA

Beijing values Central Asia as an important partner as its global rivalry with the United States escalates on the one hand and Russia’s regional role weakens on the other. Central…

Shell-BG deal to herald more energy M&A globally

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INTERNATIONAL

That deal marked the last of a series of large merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the oil and gas sector in the late 1990s, sparked by a fall in energy prices of a similar…

Rising China’s greatest risks lie close to home

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CHINA

Taiwan, Japan, Vietnam, the Koreas and the large ethnic Chinese populations of South-east Asia are the only societies with which China shares cultural affinity. Yet it is these…

Asian investments target large Latin American markets

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LATIN AMERICA

Major Japanese and South Korean conglomerates are driving adoption of automated manufacturing, digitalisation of supply chains and other technologies critical to the region’s…

Tech tensions tighten TikTok’s South-east Asia focus

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

TikTok’s new campaign will piggyback on the region’s robust appetite for social media, and is intended to help offset revenue the company will likely lose due to increasing…

Asia-Pacific will be cautious about blank-cheque firms

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ASIA/PACIFIC

SPACs -- also known as ‘blank-cheque’ companies -- raise money through initial public offerings (IPOs) and then look to merge with or acquire private firms, thereby giving the…