Author: Edward J. Lincoln, GWU If there is one conclusion that economists can draw with any certainty about the future of the Japanese economy, it is...
Author: Ryo Sahashi, Kanagawa University Japan’s leadership has just overcome one of the most difficult challenges in a democracy: raising the nation’s consumption tax for social...
Author: Matthew Rimmer, ANU The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a sweeping, plurilateral free-trade agreement spanning the Pacific Rim. The ongoing, secretive treaty negotiations involve Australia and...
Author: Nicole George, UQ As the 2012 Pacific Islands Forum got underway in the Cook Islands, regional media commentary focused on the high political profile of...
Author: Peter Drysdale, Editor, East Asia Forum There have been many studies of China’s regional income inequality, which is commonly asserted to have increased considerably since...
Author: Li Mingjiang, RSIS The past few years have been particularly eventful for the South China Sea dispute. The tensions and related diplomatic pressures exerted on...
Author: Peter Drysdale, Editor, East Asia Forum After decades of struggle to overcome political repression and deprivation, Myanmar appears on the way to democracy. This achievement...
Selangor, Malaysia's most populous state, will be home to the new commercial, business, residential, and leisure developments According to Eco-Business, Hong Leong Group’s property Guoccoland Bhd will...
Author: Pradumna B. Rana, RSIS On 3 May 2012, on the sidelines of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Annual Meeting in Manila, ASEAN+3 took a number...