Economy

Nguyen Phu Thong's pledge came after last week's revelation of a gargantuan $12.5 billion financial scandal involving a Ho Chi Minh City-based real estate firm.

There are signs of growing tensions between the country's private sector and its rentier political elite.

As uncertainties deepen, what lies ahead for these dueling connectivity projects?

As climate change makes the Arctic shipping route more feasible, China is leaning in.

The EAEU is largely ineffective in terms of economic cooperation and integration, which are paradoxically its very reasons for being.

Informal trade in oil and other goods, which previously provided people in border villages with income, has been halted without putting alternative means of livelihood in place.

If Georgia's experience is any indication, Serbian winemakers shouldn’t expect much from the new free trade agreement with China.

The country has long experience with geothermal energy, making it one of Jakarta's preferred forms of renewable energy.

Xi’s transformation from “wolf warrior” to “panda” was more about what came after the summit: a major gathering with American CEOs.

Indonesia wants to increase its use of EVs but the cost of rolling out public charging stations is just one challenge.

Waning productivity and declining growth in China cannot be explained by the pandemic or even demographic shifts. It is also the consequence of an unfinished reform agenda.