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Global Value Chains for an Asian Century

Getting better value out of global value chains may be the greatest challenge of the emerging Asian Century, writes John West. Read more...
Kartini wants to be free

Asia's social cohesion challenge

A major challenge in the emerging Asian century will be managing social cohesion, writes John West. Read more...
A Black Hmong girl named Po, Sa Pa

Questioning the Asian Century

Here is an extended version of John Fallon's excellent review of John West's new book, "Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge". Read more...
My electric Car!

Electric cars can help drive a green future

The transformation to a greener future through electric vehicle adoption will require a steadfast policy commitment, but many countries are some way down the road, Asit K Biswas and Kris Hartley write Read more...
South Sudan: Anniversary of the World's Newest Country

Senior executive job vacancies at UNDP

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is currently hiring for three senior executive jobs at the Assistant Secretary General level. Details below: Read more...
New book on Asian Century

New book on Asian Century

Don't miss my new book, "Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge", writes John West. Read more...
Asian Century on a Knife-edge

Asian Century on a Knife-edge

Here is a quick introduction to my new book, "Asian Century ... on a Knife-edge", from John West. Read more...
Indonesia's President Joko Widodo (front L) arrives for the APEC Summit in Danang, Vietnam November 10, 2017. REUTERS/Kham

Dealing with the challenges of the digital economy

The Pacific Economic Cooperation Council has called for upskilling and changing regulatory mindsets to deal with the challenges of the digital economy. Read more...
Canada’s NAFTA blues

Canada’s NAFTA blues

Talks to renegotiate NAFTA are running into serious challenges, reports John West. Read more...
Tango In The Desert

Do the tango ... in Jordan!

There is no better place to do the tango than the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, writes John West. Read more...
different walk of life

Obesity in Asia

The bitter truth is that a sugar tax alone won’t stop Asia’s obesity epidemic, write Asit K. Biswas and Kris Hartley. Read more...
QATAR

The Gulf Crisis – A Game Of Demands

Anil Trigunayat analyses the Gulf Cooperation Council crisis concerning Qatar. Read more...
QATAR

Qatar Crisis

Doha’s deft diplomacy dents the pain from the ongoing Gulf crisis writes Anil Trigunayat. Read more...
The Elevator

Asia's infrastructure debt trap.

Robert Wihtol warns Asia's emerging economies to beware of the infrastructure debt trap. Read more...
Tax

Corporate Taxation in Australia

Glen Robinson of AFG Venture Group shares his perspectives on corporate taxation in Australia. Read more...
2011 Youth Tech Festival, Amman, Jordan

Satire and Youth Political participation

Dareen Al-Khoury has shared with us a view from Jordan on satire and youth political participation. Read more...
50th Annual Meeting: President's Opening Press Conference

Race to finance Asia's infrastructure heats up

The competition between institutions to bridge Asia’s financing gap is both good news and bad. John West reports from the ADB’s annual meeting in Yokohama. Read more...
50th Annual Meeting: General Shots

ADB meeting: investment in digital brings big dividends

Speakers at the Asian Development Bank’s annual meeting in Yokohama were keen to stress the transformative effect of technology investment. John West reports. Read more...
Forum 2014: Discovery lab

PECC calls for open trade

Open trade can work if supported by the public with social inclusion, says the Pacific Economic Cooperation Council. Read more...
One busy afternoon

Inequality holds back Asia's poverty reduction.

Income inequality has been holding back Asia's poverty reduction efforts, writes John West. Read more...