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Politics and peril for Asian women
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/05/2022
» The political landscape in Asia has been very dynamic lately, but it is a disappointment to me personally that events have not been kind to women.
Hun Sen's Myanmar gamble
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 17/01/2022
» I'm not a fan of Hun Sen, the strongman who has ruled Cambodia for more than 38 years. A co-premier from 1993-97 before seizing power in a 1997 coup, the Cambodian leader has won all subsequent elections while political rivals have been jailed or exiled and critical media crushed. His legacy appears secure now that his Cambodian People's Party has endorsed his eldest son, 44-year-old army commander Hun Manet, as "future prime minister".
Hun Sen's diplomatic test in Myanmar
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/12/2021
» As chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) for 2022, Cambodia seems keen to lead the 10-member bloc to help tackle the ongoing political and humanitarian crisis in Myanmar.
Embracing change
Asia focus, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 26/04/2021
» Ernst Coppens loves dynamics -- anything unexpected and exciting.
Climate-friendly cooling can slow global warming
Asia focus, Durwood Zaelke and Mario Molina, Published on 21/09/2020
» The ironies of climate change are often cruel. In our warming world, for example, the demand for air conditioning (AC) and refrigeration is exploding, especially in developing countries. But more AC units lead to more warming, both from the refrigerant chemicals they contain and the electricity they use.
Marriage by the book
Asia focus, Nikhil Kumar, Published on 30/03/2020
» When Kinnari Ba remarked during a motivational lecture she gave last July that she would prefer her father gifting books equal to her weight in dowry, instead of gold and silver, it was a spur-of-the-moment pronouncement.
The next big development challenge
Asia focus, Arvind Subramanian and Josh Felman, Published on 03/02/2020
» We have suddenly arrived at a tricky stage in global economic development. Emerging markets are losing their dynamism, after a remarkable three-decade run during which they caught up rapidly with advanced economies.
Asia's century, China's year
Asia focus, Asia Focus team, Published on 30/12/2019
» Way back when 1999 was winding down, pundits were telling us that the Asian Century was about to dawn. That prediction has not yet been fully realised, but few would disagree that 2019 belonged to China. Over the past 12 months, the top headlines have been about the bruising trade war with America, defiant protests in Hong Kong against Beijing's tightening grip, and the rise of a surveillance state that is herding hundreds of thousands into "re-education" camps on its western fringes. Below, the Asia Focus team looks back on a busy and sometimes troubling 2019.
Missing the big picture on poverty reduction
Asia focus, Yuen Yuen Ang, Published on 02/12/2019
» This year's Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their experimental approach to poverty reduction. The Nobel Committee said their use of randomised controlled trials (RCTs), a method adapted from medical research, to test whether specific interventions work has "considerably improved our ability to fight global poverty".
The open secret of development economics
Asia focus, Yao Yang, Published on 04/11/2019
» This year's Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences recognises Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their work using randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in developmental studies. The choice has elicited mixed reactions, not least because RCTs are a source of controversy among academic economists.