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Technology

Southeast Asia and the China-US Fight for Tech Supremacy

Thursday 16th March 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

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Technology

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

Wednesday 15th March 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

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Economy

In China, the Communist Party Centralizes Economic Policymaking

Tuesday 14th March 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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Inclusiveness

In Thailand’s Deep South, Women Could be the Key to Peacebuilding

Thursday 9th March 2023

Giving voice to women in Thailand's deep south provinces could enhance the chances of success in the negotiations to resolve the communal conflict in the region

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Media, Science & the Arts

Islam at the Movies: A Cinematic Match Made in Heaven

Thursday 9th March 2023

Islamic films have found a devoted market in Indonesia. This trend will be sustained if movies in this genre achieve commercial success.

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Environment

Vietnam’s Reef People Harvest the Waves: Hollywood Mirrors a Way of Life

Thursday 9th March 2023

Inspired by the environmental epic “Avatar: The Way of Water”, James Borton of Johns Hopkins University recalls his time with the fisherfolk of Cu Lao Cham in Vietnam

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Security

Is Indonesia’s Increasing Coast Guard Ties with China a Rational Choice?

Thursday 2nd March 2023

Indonesia has surprised regional security analysts by pursuing much closer cooperation between its coast guard and China’s

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Population & Society

In the Run-up to the 2024 Election, Indonesia Fights Against False Information

Thursday 2nd March 2023

The implementation of Indonesian legal sanctions and regulations on misinformation and disinformation faces challenges as the 2024 general election approaches

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Geopolitics

The Philippines and Japan Draw Closer – Is a Trilateral Partnership with the US in the Offing?

Thursday 23rd February 2023

As it seeks to balance its relations with China and the US, the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has been deepening ties with Japan

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Geopolitics

Can the Philippines Maintain its Balanced Foreign Policy?

Thursday 23rd February 2023

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr walks a fine foreign-policy line, looking to China for economic support, while deepening security relations with the US

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Economy

Unexpected Consequences: How Bangladesh is Weathering the Economic Crisis

Wednesday 15th February 2023

To revitalize the economy, the government adopted a range of measures which have had ripple effects that have intensified the socio-economic crisis

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Geopolitics

A ChatGPT Analysis: The Transatlantic Meets the Indo-Pacific

Wednesday 15th February 2023

To test the artificial intelligence chatbot's capabilities, AsiaGlobal Online asked it to write an article on NATO's emerging partnerships in the Indo-Pacific

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Politics

As China Moves to Form a New Government, Xi Jinping Shows Restraint – Will it Last?

Wednesday 15th February 2023

The Chinese leader appears to be taking a more restrained and pragmatic approach to foreign policy and key domestic challenges

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Population & Society

To the Victor Goes the Narrative: Understanding Minorities in the Past and Present

Thursday 9th February 2023

Moscow has asserted that protecting the Russian and Russian-speaking minorities was a key reason for invading Ukraine. Historian Dmitry Shlapentokh examines this claim.

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Environment

Plastic Waste and the Fish Dilemma in Indonesia: To Eat – or Not to Eat

Wednesday 8th February 2023

Researchers present concerning data on microplastics in humans as more Indonesians consume fish as part of their diet, increasing their exposure to contaminants

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Technology

Television and National Transformation: Indonesia Goes Digital

Wednesday 8th February 2023

Indonesia faces challenges as it implements an ambitious but belated policy to pull the plug on analog TV and roll out digital

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Geopolitics

Partners in a Rules-Based Order – or Collateral Damage?: Southeast Asia and the US Geo-economic Strategy

Thursday 2nd February 2023

Washington's geo-economic strategy in the Indo-Pacific could prompt China to intensify its challenge to US dominance and damage Southeast Asian economies

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Economy

The Boom, Bust and Future of China's Real Estate Sector

Thursday 2nd February 2023

The lifting of restrictions on developers and the rebooting of the economy with the end of the zero-Covid strategy might revive the property sector

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