Can China sustain its booming sharing economy?
Services which let people access shared goods and facilities need careful management to reach their full financial and social potential.
environmental issues
How foreign firms are destroying Vietnam’s environment
Foreign firms are committing numerous breaches of environmental regulations but the Vietnamese government is doing very little to bring those responsible to justice. The country needs to find a way of balancing economic growth with environmental preservation.
Shifting sand between Cambodia and Singapore: Why lawyers are now involved
The staggering difference between how much sand Cambodia and Singapore say has been exported from the former to the latter since 2007 highlights a tangled web of legal, societal and ecological issues that will take some unravelling. The numbers don’t add up and Cambodia’s ruling elite may stand among the accused.
Changing faces: China’s empty attempts to clean up with the G20
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Tan Zhi Xin Just as the Chinese government cleaned up Beijing before the 2008 Olympic games, Hangzhou was given a facelift in the lead-up…
Why has Duterte closed the mines?
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Claire Heffron Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is using a “shock and awe” approach to the country’s mine owners. The world’s biggest nickel ore mines…