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Southeast Asia has long payed a high price in human welfare due to some of the world’s worst air pollution. Now one study calculates the huge economic cost of failing to improve air quality.
In Asian media this week: Myanmar conscription law sparking exodus to Thailand. Plus: Rich West building fences against the Rest; Pakistan poll-rigging whistleblower arrested; Economist says Hong Kong glory days over; Indonesian election ‘one of the darkest days’; High price paid for saving the tiger
The leaders of ASEAN and Australia meet in Melbourne this week to mark 50 years of dialogue partnership. In a new study, a team of ASEAN-Australia scholars argue increased great power competition in the region make Australian investments in ASEAN’s success more important than ever.
The government has signalled it is committed to deepening Australia’s economic relations with Southeast Asia. But will it find the resources needed to ensure Corporate Australia and the region’s governments embrace the strategy?
When it comes to converting foreign direct investment into income growth and technological upgrading, Shenzhen, China, has been far more successful than Penang, Malaysia. The reason is simple: Shenzhen, unlike Penang, supported the rise of innovative local businesses.