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    Southeast Asia and the China-US Fight for Tech Supremacy

    Thursday, March 16, 2023
    Amid the China-US strategic competition, Southeast Asian economies find room for maneuver as they aim to use technology to fuel growth and productivity

    The Prospects for Liberalizing Cross-Border Data Flows between China and ASEAN

    Wednesday, March 15, 2023
    While China and ASEAN are each other’s largest trading partner, they have not reached an agreement to liberalize cross-border data flows essential for digital commerce

    In China, the Communist Party Centralizes Economic Policymaking

    Tuesday, March 14, 2023
    At the recent National People’s Congress in Beijing, the government reorganized mechanisms for the regulation and oversight of the financial system

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    Data Free Flow with Trust – and How That Trust Should be Built

    Thursday, September 8, 2022
    The prospect for building a global architecture for cross-border data flows anytime soon is very limited.

    China’s Data Security Cooperation Initiatives and Their Implications

    Wednesday, June 29, 2022
    Beijing’s moves will intensify the already heated China-US strategic rivalry.

    The Roots of the China-US Financial Cold War

    Thursday, December 9, 2021
    A look at the sources of the severe and and still growing financial imbalances between the US and China and the geopolitical and geo-economic tensions they have caused.

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    What Happened to “Woke”?

    Tuesday, March 7, 2023
    Woke has come to be used as a synonym for histrionic, self-righteous and intellectual elitist.

    Are We Playing the Wrong Game with Myanmar?

    Wednesday, July 20, 2022
    The friendly attitude of Thailand towards Myanmar does raise questions and makes people around the world wonder.

    Monkeypox Outbreak: It’s Time to Act, Not Panic

    Thursday, July 28, 2022
    The world is yet to recognize emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases as a genuine threat.

    Don't Give In to the Cooking Oil Mafia

    Wednesday, July 20, 2022
    Cooking oil is one of the basic needs of Indonesians for various purposes, from household to food businesses of all scales.

    Mission Impossible: The Marcos Economic Agenda

    Thursday, July 28, 2022
    The economic picture for the country is complex, requiring extraordinary leadership, technocratic competence and political finesse from the Marcos administration.

    No State Funeral for Abe Without a Discussion of His Merits

    Tuesday, July 19, 2022
    Forcibly making all people mourn the loss may be regarded as too much.

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    AsiaGlobal Dialogue 2022

    Monday, October 17, 2022

    Asia Global Institute

    Themed Recovery and Reformation: Asia in a Changing Global Economy, AGD 2022 will explore pressing issues such as the global economic outlook, digital transformation, sustainable development and equality, and the new framework for trade and investment in Asia.

    UNIFYING ESG AND SUPPLY CHAIN THINKING: AN URGENT CALL TO ACTION IN THE POST-PANDEMIC ERA - ASIAGLOBAL PAPERS NO. 5

    Monday, January 24, 2022

    Asia Global Institute

    The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the instrumental role of supply chains in delivering economic, human, and societal value. At the same time, the pandemic has heightened interest among academics, businesses, and governments in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. In this paper, we argue that in today's hyper-globalized economy, ESG measures are of little value if they do not explicitly incorporate a firm's operations across its entire supply chain. On the other hand, well-calibrated ESG measures should play a central role in firms' day-to-day supply chain management. We present three cases from the COVID-19 pandemic—online platforms, public health supply chains, and vaccine manufacturers—to illustrate the relevance and value of unifying ESG and supply chain thinking. Finally, we spotlight key challenges and opportunities for practitioners and scholars in both ESG and supply chain management.

    THE WORLD NEEDS MORE ASIAN LEADERSHIP IN GLOBAL HEALTH - ASIAGLOBAL PAPERS NO. 6

    Monday, October 10, 2022

    Asia Global Institute

    In the coming decades, Asia will become even more important to global health and the region can, should and must play a larger leadership role in that new global health governance architecture. This paper makes the case for more Asian leadership in global health, defines how that leadership can be demonstrated, and proposes a gradualist approach to increasing Asian leadership in global health. This paper demarcates the scope of Asian leadership in global health, unpacking the two large concepts of global health and Asia; describes the recent history of Asian leadership in global health since the 2000s and analyzes its successes and gaps; and provides a framework for Asian countries to provide leadership in five domains of global health.

    THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON DIGITALIZATION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: A CRISIS WITHIN A CRISIS - ASIAGLOBAL PAPERS NO. 4

    Friday, January 21, 2022

    Asia Global Institute

    While Covid-19 has accelerated the implementation of digitalization with regard to artificial intelligence in Southeast Asia, it has also emphasized the need for reform and structural change in many sectors, notably education, business, healthcare, communications and banking and most importantly has compressed the time frame for those reforms. This paper examines the transition to digitalization in both the public and private sectors in Southeast Asia before and during the Covid-19 acceleration period. It examines the crisis and its unique problems and also the opportunities to install change.

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