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High speed rail coming to Laos
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/04/2013
» Paying for high speed rail through Laos to China will take 80% of the Laos national budget but China govt banks will help with loans.
Reading & education keys to better economy
Jon Fernquest, Published on 04/10/2012
» Govt spending & handouts can increase incomes right now, but only better education & more reading will lead to lasting income increase.
Asean to be connected by roads and railways
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/08/2012
» Roads & rail lines from China & India gradually extending into Asean, driving from Shanghai to Paris by road non-stop, one day soon a reality.
For poor people: Loans, insurance, savings
Jon Fernquest, Published on 31/01/2012
» For the many poor people not able to use banks, Japan funds a program to provide them these essential services.
Burma: Hillary Clinton's historic visit
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/12/2011
» Analysis of Hillary Clinton's historic visit to Burma by scholar Ernest Bower of the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Singapore.
Hot money to rock Asian capital markets
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/08/2011
» Foreign capital flows into Asia and stronger currencies likely after US sovereign credit rating downgrade, ADB capital market report predicts.
Measures to reduce damage from floods in Bangkok
Jon Fernquest, Published on 01/11/2010
» Possible economic damage due to climate change and flooding in the future was the subject of an important report issued last week.