HomeAsialink InsightsAsialink InsightsCommentary and analysis from across the Indo-PacificFilter by placeAsia (general)BangladeshCambodiaChinaHong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanKoreaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarNorth KoreaPakistanPhilippinesSingaporeSri LankaTaiwanThailandTimor-LesteVietnam716 available resourcesClear all filtersInsightsShow all (609)Vietnam’s bid to become a start-up nation16 June 2026InsightsDiplomacyVietnamIndonesia’s slow-motion loss of macro credibility14 June 2026InsightsDiplomacyIndonesiaAustralia and the Republic of Korea: How to make a better strategic partnership11 June 2026InsightsDiplomacyKoreaWhere is China’s trillion-dollar trade surplus going?11 June 2026InsightsDiplomacyChinaVietnam’s bid to become a start-up nation16 June 2026By adopting its first national strategy for innovative entrepreneurship, the Vietnamese government has confirmed its ambition to transition towards a knowledge-based economy driven by innovation. Benjamin Cabanes, Thu Nguyen, Trang Le and Cherry Sriratanaviriyakul assess whether Vietnam can really become a start-up nation.InsightsDiplomacyVietnamIndonesia’s slow-motion loss of macro credibility14 June 2026Indonesia’s plummeting currency and share market have prompted parallels with the economic crisis of 1997-98. But Arianto A. Patunru writes the problem is not one of crisis but of complacency—the slow erosion policy direction, institutional safeguards, and fiscal governance.InsightsDiplomacyIndonesiaAustralia and the Republic of Korea: How to make a better strategic partnership11 June 2026More frequent leadership summits, a revitalised strategic dialogue, and more practical cooperation from defence industry to energy – former South Korean ambassador Lee Baek Soon outlines an agenda for stronger ties between Seoul and Canberra amid regional strategic disruption.InsightsDiplomacyKoreaWhere is China’s trillion-dollar trade surplus going?11 June 2026China’s powerful export engine is delivering unprecedented surplus. Miao Yanliang writes the way proceeds are deployed by private actors is deepening its financial markets and highlighting the increasingly central role of markets in shaping the economy.InsightsDiplomacyChinaShow all (609)
