Timor-Leste

Taur Matan Ruak, rather than Xanana Gusmao, is expected to be appointed the country’s new premier.

Timor-Leste needs to exemplify in practice the values preached by its leaders to international audiences.

It's politically risky, but budget cuts are needed to tackle low productivity, inefficient public spending, and the trade deficit.

A look at the state of the country’s politics ahead of upcoming elections.

Leaders will have to confront some sobering realities to ensure timely development occurs.

The agreement could have immense significance for the country's future given its present challenges.

The agreement made at the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague settles an old dispute.

Despite domestic challenges, the country remains one of the few hopeful stories in the region.

The visit is the second by the Chinese People's Liberation Army-Navy to Timor-Leste.

Opposition has an important role to play in the young country’s ongoing political development.

Timor-Leste’s long-awaited government must not leave the country's youth out of its policy plans.

Timor-Leste's new minority government faces big challenges, both developmental and political.