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Dr Hai Thanh Nguyen is a Lecturer in the Faculty of Business Administration at Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She holds a PhD from the Crawford School of Public Policy at the ...

Aidan Foster-Carter graduated with honours from Balliol College, Oxford having read PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics). His current work consists mostly, but not restricted to, freelance ...

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In late August 2025, Indonesia was shaken by a wave of protests following the death of Affan Kurniawan, a motorcycle taxi (‘ojek’) driver who was struck and killed by a police tactical vehicle during ...

The 2021 military coup in Myanmar has inflicted deep scars on the country's economy, pushing nearly half the population into poverty and erasing years of progress. Weak consumer demand, currency ...

Japan faces political uncertainty after the 27 October 2024 election produced a hung parliament. The Liberal Democratic Party suffered major losses over recent scandals, while opposition parties ...

One Nation’s electoral surge raises competing interpretations about Australia’s political trajectory. It may reflect short-term political discontent, temporary protest voting or a deeper realignment ...

Following Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s May 2025 re-election, Australia is advancing a historic defence treaty with Papua New Guinea. Rooted in shared history and strategic urgency amid ...

Papua New Guinea surfed a sea of crises in 2024, including riots, increased violence, political instability and a flailing economy. While these challenges will continue to plague Papua New Guinea in ...

Japan’s 2026 shunto wage negotiations delivered average wage increases of over 5 per cent for a third consecutive year. But gains are concentrated in large corporations, while small and medium-sized ...