Southeast Asia

Burma is opening its economy to the outside world for the first time in decades. While many see sizable profits, there are still hurdles that investors must consider.

Chinese willingness to use economic leverage to settle international disputes in its favor is a worrisome trend.

With a watchful eye towards China, the nations of Southeast Asia seem receptive to America’s charms, Luke Hunt reports.

Does hosting the Olympics do for a city what we say it does? Mark Perryman’s modest proposal for fixing the great games.

The Diplomat talks Iran, China, nuclear weapons and more with bomb dropper Kenneth Waltz.

As her recent tour of Europe makes clear, Aung San Suu Kyi remains popular. But two of Burma’s ethnic minority groups are wondering if her caution amounts to betrayal.

Questions remain over how the Scarborough Shoal standoff will finally be resolved. But recent events should have reassured China’s leaders that hard power isn’t always necessary.

Vietnamese bloggers are increasingly driving the news agenda in the country. More robust reporting will be good for Vietnam’s development.

Southeast Asian economies should prepare for the worst in Europe. If not, they risk finding themselves overwhelmed by the gathering storm.

The optimism during Vietnam’s pre-2008 economic boom is over. The Communist Party knows it must take action. But it doesn’t seem to know what.

The deadly conflict unfolding in Thailand’s south may not always make headlines. But terrorists in the region are showing a troubling ruthlessness.

Amid signs of reform, Burma’s media appears to be being allowed greater freedom. But there are still limits, says one journalist at the center of changes.