David Hutt, Author at Asia Times - Page 16 of 18

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Will US, EU turn the heat on Hun Sen?

by David Hutt November 19, 2017February 18, 2020

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures as he attends a plenary session at the National Assembly of Cambodia in central Phnom Penh, October 16, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Samrang Pring

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Cambodia bids farewell to democracy

by David Hutt November 16, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump holds a trilateral meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Manila on November 13, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jonathan Ernst

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Rhetorical birth of an anti-China bulwark

by David Hutt November 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Japanese Minister of Economic Revitalization Toshimitsu Motegi walks out of a talk of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Ministerial Meeting during the APEC 2017 in Da Nang, Vietnam November 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Kham

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Swing and another miss for TPP

by David Hutt November 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Vietnamese police officers stand next to a sign near the venue of the APEC summit in Danang, Vietnam November 9 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jorge Silva

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The Vietnam Trump refuses to see

by David Hutt November 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Vietnam is seeking preferential US treatment under the Donald Trump administration to sustain a warming trend in relations consolidated under the previous Barack Obama government. Photo: Getty Images

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US-Vietnam still in a tentative embrace

by David Hutt November 8, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump attends a state dinner hosted by South Korea's President Moon Jae-in in his honor at the Blue House in Seoul, South Korea, on November 7, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

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Will Trump take a stand on Southeast Asia?

by David Hutt November 8, 2017February 18, 2020

A Lao vendor carries her goods in the main street of Luang Prabang, Laos. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

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Heavy debt load in Laos

by David Hutt November 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A Vietnamese woman weeps as she waits for news about a family member who went missing during an bridge collapse in a file photo. Photo: AFP/ Stringer

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Down and out in Vietnam

by David Hutt November 4, 2017February 18, 2020

A Cambodian police official stands guard as students hold portraits of China's President Xi Jinping and King Norodom Sihamoni during Xi's arrival at the Phnom Penh international airport on October 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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Cambodia clampdown threatens Chinese interests

by David Hutt October 30, 2017February 18, 2020

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak has survived a massive embezzlement scandal, opposition street protests and challenges from within his ruling United Malays National Organization party. Photo: Reuters / Olivia Harris

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Are Malaysia’s elections a foregone Najib win?

by David Hutt October 6, 2017February 18, 2020

An internet user browses through the Vietnamese government's new Facebook page in Hanoi in a file photo. Photo: Reuters

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Vietnam grapples with a wild and wooly web

by David Hutt October 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping (left) walks with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen during a meeting at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on October 13, 2016. Photo: AFP / Tang Chhin Sothy

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China’s largesse abets Cambodia’s clampdown

by David Hutt September 26, 2017February 18, 2020

Communist Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong applauds after delivering a speech at the closing ceremony on the final day of the 12th National Congress of Vietnam's Communist Party in Hanoi on January 28, 2016. country. Photo: AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam

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A purge too far in Vietnam?

by David Hutt September 21, 2017February 18, 2020

A woman buys a copy of the final issue of The Cambodia Daily at a street stall in Phnom Penh on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Samrang Pring

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Cambodian paper’s demise bad for business

by David Hutt September 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Vietnamese display placards reading "Give back the clean ocean to us" as they demonstrate outside the Formosa Plastics Corporation headquarters on August 10, 2016.Photo: AFP/ Sam Yeh

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Green resistance mounts in communist Vietnam

by David Hutt September 10, 2017February 18, 2020

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen looks at a ballot box after he casted his ballot at a polling station in Kandal province on June 4, 2017. The leader has presided over a harsh crackdown on dissent in recent weeks. Photo: AFP/ Tang Chhin Sothy

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Death knell to Cambodian democracy

by David Hutt September 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures as he shouts slogans on the last day of the commune election campaign in Phnom Penh on June 2, 2017. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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Cambodian clampdown yields a deafening silence

by David Hutt August 29, 2017February 18, 2020

A Cambodian flag is seen on the barbed wire as anti-riot police stand guard during a rally in Phnom Penh on May 1, 2014. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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Anti-Western barbs stick in Cambodia

by David Hutt August 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks to media in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Tang Chhin Sothy

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Cambodia clampdown, taking cues from China, targets US

by David Hutt August 25, 2017February 18, 2020

Crime suspects sit as Cambodian and Chinese police officials stand guard before boarding a plane at the Phnom Penh International Airport on June 24, 2016. Photo: AFP/Stringer

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Chinese crime gangs descend on Southeast Asia

by David Hutt August 22, 2017February 18, 2020

A Lao military officer commands an honor guard in a 2012 file photo. Photo: AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam

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What’s behind Cambodia-Laos’ border flare-up?

by David Hutt August 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Vietnam's recently appointed Party chief for Ho Chi Minh City and Politburo member Nguyen Thien Nhan in a file photo. Photo AFP/Kazuhiro Nogi

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Nameless, faceless leadership for Ho Chi Minh City

by David Hutt August 13, 2017February 18, 2020

Communist Party Secretary General Nguyen Phu Trong applauds after delivering a speech at the closing ceremony on the final day of the 12th National Congress of Vietnam's Communist Party in Hanoi on January 28, 2016. country. Photo: AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam

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Vietnam’s anti-graft drive more politics than reform

by David Hutt August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc ahead of the G20 Summit in the Hotel Atlantic in Hamburg, Germany, 06 July 2017. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa via AFP

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Kidnapping makes Vietnam persona non grata in Germany

by David Hutt August 3, 2017February 18, 2020

Thai soldiers take away an alleged Red-Shirt protester ahead of a planned gathering in Bangkok in a May 2014 file photo. Photo: AFP/ Manan Vatsyayana

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Nowhere safe for Thailand’s anti-junta activists

by David Hutt August 1, 2017February 18, 2020

Supporters of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (FRETILIN) political party shout during a rally on the last day of campaigning ahead of this weekend's parliamentary elections in Dili, East Timor July 19, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Lirio Da Fonseca

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Timor Leste votes for more of the same

by David Hutt July 24, 2017February 18, 2020

People move past a clothing boutique selling locally made products in downtown Hanoi on October 29, 2014. A EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement promises to boost Vietnamese exports and growth. AFP / Hoang Dinh Nam

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With TPP’s demise, Vietnam looks to Europe for free trade

by David Hutt July 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Stacks of the Vietnamese currency, the dong, are counted out by a bank employee in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Hoang Dinh Nam

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Taxation desperation in Vietnam

by David Hutt July 23, 2017February 18, 2020

Vietnam's government is desperately seeking funds to finance badly needed infrastructure, including roads, trains and ports to sustain its recent fast economic growth record. Picture: iStock/Getty Images

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Insufficient funds in Vietnam

by David Hutt July 21, 2017February 18, 2020

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