With Duterte, will the South China Sea be on the brink of war?
LinkedinTwitterFacebook0By Loke Hoe Yeong Just days after the victory of Rodrigo Duterte in the Philippine presidential election, the Philippines and France have signed a defence…
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Vietnam banks dominate ASEAN top 100 – but the future’s in your pocket
LinkedinTwitterFacebook0By Holly Reeves Vietnamese lenders make up a fifth of the top 100 ASEAN banks in 2016 says The Banker, a leading financial industry publication….
A window of opportunity for reforms in Vietnam
LinkedinTwitterFacebook0 As the ruling Communist Party of Vietnam prepared for its five-year national congress, suspense built over who would take over the party’s helm. When…
Sunny days in Sunnylands? ASEAN goes to America
LinkedinTwitterFacebook0Next week on 15-16 February, US President Barack Obama will host a special US-ASEAN summit at the Sunnylands resort in California. It will be the…
Vietnam: Same leader, but better for the neighbourhood?
LinkedinTwitterFacebook0By Loke Hoe Yeong Last week’s congress of Vietnam’s Communist Party re-elected Nguyen Phu Trong as its Secretary-General, de facto the most powerful position in…