It has been an eventful week in Vietnam.
Read moreSpecial Economic Zones in Cambodia
I have discussed broadly the impact that increased trade and investment has had on Cambodia’s development. One of the most concrete policy examples of this being the case is in Cambodia’s Special Economic Zones (SEZ).
Read moreChina Round-Up: Zhejiang, Trade Fairs, and Loans - Oh My!
This week's round up of China-Cambodia related news.
Read moreWeekly Round-up: Laos
Rather busy week in Lao - as no doubt everyone has been following the military events along the border with the Cambodia
Read moreFDI in Contemporary Vietnam: Status Quo and Next Steps
It should not catch anyone by surprise that Vietnam is becoming a tiger in the Southeast region of Asia. With its growing openness to global markets and willingness to comply with international standards, Vietnam continues to be a strong, key player in the economy of the region.
Read moreVietnam: Weekly Round-up
News coming out of the country this week has been dominated by a diplomatic spat between Germany and Vietnam over the alleged disappearance and abduction of Trinh Xuan Thanh, a Vietnamese politician and businessman, by Vietnamese intelligence operatives in Berlin.
Read moreThe Basics of Cambodia’s Export Market: Moving Beyond the Garment Sector
So, what is the breakdown of Cambodian exports? MIT breaks down Cambodia’s exports by specific product, and the results are not surprising to anyone who has driven around the outskirts of Phnom Penh: knit sweaters, knit women’s suits, and non-knit women’s suits. Garments continue to dominate in Cambodia
Read moreChina in Cambodia: Weekly Round-Up
This week we kick things off with a link to an excellent piece by Elizabeth Economy, the foremost expert on Chinese environmental policy, on that very topic. We highly recommend her book on the issue, The River Runs Black.
Read moreSino-Cambodian Relations and The "Bates" Aid Question
Later this week we will be providing our usual round up of events in the world of Sino-Cambodian relations, but today we take a break to pose a question that my own research currently examines, what I call the "Bates Question."
Read moreCambodia’s Porous Borders: An Impediment to Rule of Law and an Inducement to Corruption
It is no secret that Cambodia’s borders are quite porous. Much of the illegal cross-border trade seems to be accomplished with a nod and a wink – there are established, though of course informal, understandings as to how to get people and goods across formal, legal border crossings, as well as informal border crossings which seem to be well known and accessible, as the author discovered in the course of her field work in Cambodia.
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