AsiaWATCH
Reclaim Angkor
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA – The new coronavirus has left its mark on Angkor Wat, the world’s top tourist attraction. Foreign visitors are rare, the elephants are being rehoused and local businesses have gone bankrupt, but […]
economy
Foreign Correspondence
China’s Defense Posturing Shields Its Economic Distress
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — China is facing an uphill battle on two fronts. At home, government prestige is waning as the economy falters with Chinese people sending their money abroad as the stock market stumbles […]
Foreign Correspondence
Will Thailand’s Military Be Held Accountable for the Country’s Economic Woes?
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — Since they took power in a coup last May, Thai generals have been quick to use their country’s courts to hold ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra responsible for losses incurred through […]
Foreign Correspondence
Vietnam Warns of Coming Economic Bombshell for Mainland Southeast Asia
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar are the poorest, least well-run countries within ASEAN. They are also notoriously publicity-shy. Anything negative that needs to be shared is usually served-up amid a flurry […]
Foreign Correspondence
Southeast Asia: The Next Crisis?
FAR EAST CORRESPONDENT — The region’s overheated economy faces a period of adjustment – and for some countries the correction could prove very painful. Southeast Asia, so long a byway of the world economy, has become […]