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![Rethinking Public Debt in Asia as Positive Investment in Sustainable Development Rethinking Public Debt in Asia as Positive Investment in Sustainable Development](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-17-133927.jpg)
Rethinking Public Debt in Asia as Positive Investment in Sustainable Development
By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana
![Why Did Russia Just Write Off 97% of Mongolian Debt? Why Did Russia Just Write Off 97% of Mongolian Debt?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-03_01-59-20.jpg)
Why Did Russia Just Write Off 97% of Mongolian Debt?
By Ankit Panda
![Debt Worries? Not Asia, Says IMF Debt Worries? Not Asia, Says IMF](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-06-17_14-11-22.jpg)
Debt Worries? Not Asia, Says IMF
By Anthony Fensom
![Eyeing Pipeline, Russia Forgives North Korean Debt Eyeing Pipeline, Russia Forgives North Korean Debt](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-04-21_20-32-55.jpg)
Eyeing Pipeline, Russia Forgives North Korean Debt
By Zachary Keck
![China’s Economy Loses Steam China’s Economy Loses Steam](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/sizes/thumbnail/5576_5243a75446169.jpg)
China’s Economy Loses Steam
By Zachary Keck
![Japan’s Debt Servicing Costs to Consume 21% of Budget Japan’s Debt Servicing Costs to Consume 21% of Budget](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/Holmes3.jpg)
Japan’s Debt Servicing Costs to Consume 21% of Budget
Plus, more PetroChina executives are being investigated by the government. Tuesday economic links.
![Japan’s Debt About 3 Times Larger Than ASEAN’s GDP Japan’s Debt About 3 Times Larger Than ASEAN’s GDP](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/sizes/thumbnail/15nes_party_2.jpg)
Japan’s Debt About 3 Times Larger Than ASEAN’s GDP
“Japan’s staggering national debt has hit a new milestone: one quadrillion yen.”
![What Happens When China Goes "Gray"? What Happens When China Goes "Gray"?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/sizes/thumbnail/11843_5253813f9b8cb.jpg)
What Happens When China Goes "Gray"?
Developed economies are beginning to struggle with aging populations and more retirees. China may soon join them.
![India's Economic Woes Continue India's Economic Woes Continue](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/sizes/thumbnail/7319_5243b4a0c050d.jpg)
India's Economic Woes Continue
Even as markets rise, weak growth numbers and a steadily accumulating debt are a drag on India’s economy.
![China: "Addicted to Credit" China: "Addicted to Credit"](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/sizes/thumbnail/7634_5243b7125094c.jpg)
China: "Addicted to Credit"
Another sign that China’s economy, while seeing signs of a turnaround, could face more credit problems.
![‘Shadow Banking’ in China ‘Shadow Banking’ in China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/sizes/thumbnail/7899_5243b82441b07.jpg)
‘Shadow Banking’ in China
“The reduction in formal lending forced an economy addicted to credit to increasingly turn to less utilized financing channels…”
![Will Vietnam Become SE Asia's Greece? Will Vietnam Become SE Asia's Greece?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/sizes/thumbnail/4707_52439aaa72573.jpg)
Will Vietnam Become SE Asia's Greece?
With talk of bank runs and foreign investment cut by a third, Vietnam’s economy is looking increasingly fragile.