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Map of Southeast Asia. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Cambodia, China, Japan, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Vietnam

Asia Development Bank sets Indochina bond start

by Gary Kleiman February 27, 2018

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is currently in Washington for talks. Photo: AAP via Reuters / Lukas Coch

Australia, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Russia, South Asia, World

‘Quad’ version of Belt and Road feels like a South China Sea Watch

by Pepe Escobar February 24, 2018February 18, 2020

President Trump and Melania visit the Forbidden City with China’s President Xi Jinping and China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan, on November 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Jonathan Ernst

AT Finance, Australia, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, Germany, India, Japan, Laos, Mexico, Middle East, Myanmar, New Zealand, Northeast Asia, Oceania, South Asia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Can Trump’s America reverse worldwide disapproval?

by George Koo January 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: Khorgos Gateway

AT Finance, China, European Union, Italy, Russia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

China’s landlocked ‘port’ in Kazakhstan doesn’t need water to succeed

by Doug Tsuruoka Editor at Large January 9, 2018February 18, 2020

A traffic jam of scooters and motorcycles in Hanoi, Vietnam. The city is known for its chaotic traffic. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, China, Japan, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Vietnam, World

Infrastructure speed bump slows Vietnam

by Peter Janssen December 15, 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

Representational image: Flickr Commons

European Union, Germany, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Climate change: Why don’t cooler heads prevail?

by Yongfu Huang October 15, 2017October 15, 2017

Containers are seen at a port of Shanghai Free Trade Zone, February 11, 2014. Photo: Reuters/Aly Song

Beijing, China, World

ADB raises China’s 2017 growth forecast to 6.7% on consumption, exports boost

by Reuters September 26, 2017February 18, 2020

A Vietnamese passenger rides an old train reserved for traders and their goods between Hanoi and Along. Photo: AFP

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China, Japan vie for Vietnam rail riches

by Nate Fischler September 21, 2017February 18, 2020

A young Vietnamese man working on a laptop on a Hanoi balcony. Photo: iStock/Getty Images

AT Finance, Brunei, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, Singapore, South Asia, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Asean Economic Community fails to bridge skills gap

by Alan Boyd July 31, 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

AT Finance, China, Germany, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Insufficient funds in Vietnam

by David Hutt July 21, 2017February 18, 2020

Boeing 747 aircraft sit in flood waters at Bangkok's domestic Don Muang airport in 2011. REUTERS / Sukree Sukplang

Japan, Northeast Asia

ADB: Asia-Pacific ‘at the heart’ of climate risks

by Asia Unhedged July 14, 2017February 18, 2020

Never a bridge too far. Photo: Luca Onniboni/Unsplash

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ADB proposes future tax-sharing bonds for infrastructure projects

by Naoyuki Yoshino and Grant B. Stillman June 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Transport interchange construction in Moscow, Russia. Photo: iStock

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Building support for infrastructure development

by Naoyuki Yoshino June 8, 2017June 8, 2017

Asian Development Bank chief Takehiko Nakao. Photo: AFP, Noel Celis

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Evolution of Asian financial cooperation 20 years after crisis

by Stefan Angrick and Shinichi Nakabayashi May 31, 2017February 18, 2020

Asian Development Bank chief Takehiko Nakao. Photo: AFP, Noel Celis

AT Finance, Thailand

ADB calls for more investments in Asian infrastructure

by Asia Unhedged May 8, 2017February 18, 2020

Asian Development Bank chief Takehiko Nakao. Photo: AFP, Noel Celis

AT Finance, Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Japan, Nepal, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, World

Asian Development Bank faces critical tests in the next five years

by Gary Kleiman April 27, 2017April 27, 2017

The future of bond markets is hazy, and investors must calculate risks cautiously. Photo: iStock

AT Finance, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, World

Clouds of uncertainty in Asia bond markets may presage storm

by Gary Kleiman April 14, 2017April 23, 2017

Vietnamese agricultural output per worker is less than one-third of Indonesia’s and less than half that of the Philippines and Thailand. Photo: AFP, Hoang Dinh Nam.

AT Finance, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

ADB: Vietnam growth to continue acceleration through 2018

by Asia Unhedged April 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Source: Asian Development Bank

AT Finance, China, South Asia

ADB: Asian economies to drive growth this year

by Asia Unhedged April 6, 2017February 18, 2020

Construction of the metro rail line in New Delhi has been one of the biggest sources of pollution and smog. Photo: Reuters, Adnan Abidi (Nov 2, 2016).

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, World

Asia’s ever-growing love affair with concrete needs cash

by Anthony Rowley March 3, 2017February 18, 2020