The European Commission visited Burmese refugee camps along the Thai-Burma border this week to evaluate a shift in priorities from basic relief services to longer-term sustainable...
Author: Mendee Jargalsaikhan, UBC The Chinese Foreign Minister’s brief visit to Mongolia on 24 February, like the Chinese Premier’s visit last June, did not trigger any...
A Vietnamese human rights lawyer has been released after serving a four-year prison term for advocating a multi-party state in Vietnam. Lawyer Nguyen Van Dai told...
Author: Robert Sutter, Georgetown University Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s visit with President Barack Obama in Washington highlights Australia’s extraordinary role in American strategy toward the Asia...
The first group of Philippine workers has returned home from Libya Saturday. The workers spent days sheltering in their residences as the north African nation erupted...
Vietnam recently devalued its currency, the dong, by 9.3 percent against the dollar. Analysts say soaring inflation here makes life harder for many Vietnamese workers. Consumer...
Thailand and Cambodia agreed Tuesday to accept Indonesian observers and avoid further clashes over a border dispute. The agreement is a victory for the Association of...
Author: Julian Dierkes, University of British Columbia Justin Li’s 2 February 2011 post is welcome in that it attempts to analyse the economic development of Mongolia...
Author: Farish A. Noor, RSIS The repercussions from the wave of unrest that has spread across Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and Yemen have been felt in other...