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Renminbi zone will emerge slowly in ASEAN region

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ASEAN

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

Prospects for South-east Asia to end-2018

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PROSPECTS H2 2018

Prospects for South-east Asia to end-2018.

Laos's 2016 ASEAN chairmanship will be challenging

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ASEAN

Outlook for Laos's 2016 chairmanship of ASEAN.

Deeper ASEAN-Russia ties could see free trade deal

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ASEAN/RUSSIA

Co-chaired by Moscow and ASEAN's 2016 chair, Vientiane, President Vladimir Putin presided with new Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith.

Economic downturn raises South-east Asia piracy risk

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

The region has some of the world’s busiest ports and sea lanes, which play a key role in global trade.

New railway brings more risk than opportunity for Laos

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LAOS

The new link has the potential to boost landlocked Laos’s economy markedly, especially as there are plans for it ultimately to form part of a ‘pan-Asian’ railway. However, there…

ASEAN will struggle for cohesion on key issues

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ASEAN

At the conclusion of the meeting, a customary statement was issued by the bloc’s chair, which this year is Vietnam. Among other points, the statement confirmed establishment of a…

UNCLOS detente could hurt Vietnam's communist party

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VIETNAM

The case was adjudicated under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Manila won the ruling, but Beijing has rejected it.

Risk of social unrest is ticking upwards in Cambodia

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CAMBODIA

Separately, the country is experiencing its worst outbreak of coronavirus infections. The sustained public health crisis threatens to set back efforts by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s…

Pandemic will not stop international climate action

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INTERNATIONAL

This has deprived social movements of opportunities to mobilise public opinion. However, a recent surge of major economies and businesses setting long-term ‘net zero’ emission…