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Expert briefing
Publication date: 6 October 2021

It is the only country in South-east Asia with a large-scale nuclear plant, although this was never loaded with fuel. Other countries in the region have tentative plans to develop…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 19 August 2021

The ‘Golden Triangle’ -- centred on the tripoint of Laos, Thailand and Myanmar -- has long been a hub for production of illicit drugs. The area is rife with drug cartels.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 26 June 2015

Alongside loans, the sale will support energy infrastructure development, part of Vientiane's national development and economic growth plans; Laos has also started preparatory…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 16 March 2021

It seeks to accelerate recovery from COVID-19 by capitalising on the rise in internet use and digital trade during the pandemic. However, new restrictive laws on internet use in…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 May 2023

The Philippines and other South-east Asian countries are keen on adding nuclear to their energy mixes. Geopolitics is a key factor in their efforts to realise this ambition, with…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 12 March 2024
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ASEAN-Australia relations will grow

Besides a leaders’ plenary and retreat, there were events linked to four thematic tracks: business; climate and clean energy; maritime cooperation; and emerging leaders…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 15 January 2021

The Mekong flows through China and the five mainland South-east Asian states -- Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Earlier this month, China belatedly informed the…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 17 August 2023

Gusmao was inaugurated as premier at the start of July, after victory for his party in the May parliamentary elections. At the inauguration ceremony, President Jose Ramos-Horta…

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