Asia How Asia perceives China in the context of BRI: Evidence from an Asian poll March 19, 2020 0 Image Credit: Secretary-General Addresses Belt and Road Initiative Forum, Beijing by United Nations Photo/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 By Zhenqing Zheng. Following the end of…
Climate Change The effects of tourism on animal welfare in Asia November 4, 2019 0 Image Credit: Bear and elephant show, Malingering /Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NV-ND 2.0 Written by David Fennell. Scholars estimate that there are 120 billion animals that…
BRI China’s economic clout in Vietnam: Bane or boon? May 1, 2019 0 Written by Nguyen Thanh Trung. Vietnam’s Prime Minister Ngyuen Xuan Phuc's visit to Beijing at the end of April is seen as vital for Vietnamese involvement…
ASEAN The real significance of the Vietnam-Cambodia relationship March 4, 2019 0 Written by Nguyen Thanh Trung. Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong is scheduled to visit Cambodia later this month in his second overseas trip in office.…
Asia NGO and stakeholder partnerships: Opportunities for maximising engagement to deliver health policy February 21, 2019 0 Written by Dr. Stephanie Steels. Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) private and governmental partnerships are a common feature in many countries, particularly in what are often referred…
Inequality Growth with Equity: The Case of Vietnam September 10, 2018 0 Written by Brian McCaig, Dwayne Benjamin and Loren Brandt Many initially poor countries have grown quickly, frequently accompanied by rising inequality, over the past 30-40 years;…
China Trafficking for forced marriage from Vietnam to China April 4, 2018 0 Written by Heidi Stöckl. One of only two Chinese films in competition at Cannes 2007, “Mang Shan – Blind Mountain” tells the story of a Chinese…
Vietnam How Hmong Christians navigate the border tensions between China and Vietnam March 29, 2018 1 Written by Seb Rumsby. Plans to open joint border checkpoints between China and Vietnam in May 2018 belie unresolved tensions in relations between the two countries. Despite scrapping a…
Vietnam Vietnam and India: A vital relationship in Southeast Asia March 16, 2018 0 Written by Joshua Kurlantzick. Early last week, a U.S. aircraft carrier arrived in Vietnam, marking the first time a U.S. carrier had come to the country…
United States US and Vietnam float warily together March 12, 2018 0 Written by Richard Javad Heydarian. In a remarkable reflection of burgeoning strategic relations between former foes, America deployed an aircraft carrier group to Vietnam for…