FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — In his first public speech following this week’s ASEAN summit, Prime Minister Hun Sen offered lavish praise for China’s financial largesse and congratulations for its newly appointed Communist Party heads.
Foreign Correspondence
If China’s Property Bubble Bursts
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — In October, Beijing announced that four city and provincial governments – Shanghai, Shenzhen, Zhejiang and Guangdong – would be allowed to start issuing bonds for the first time in China’s history. Zhejiang […]
Foreign Correspondence
Podcast: Philip Bowring
Long before there were the nation states of Southeast Asia, the region was dominated by a series of ancient empires. This legacy of the region, which lasted centuries and still manifests itself in some ways […]
Foreign Correspondence
China’s Foreign Crackdown
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — China is well known for its wrongs. An appalling human rights record and endemic corruption come to mind. But China is also known for its opaque top-down political leadership, which makes […]
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