Vietnam needs to update reform playbook
Like other would-be tiger economies, Vietnam faces a trifecta of new threats: A crisis-paralysed Europe, a faltering America, and a newly spendthrift Japan. Yet, the biggest...
Commentary
To encourage motherhood, look to social networks
This year, the celebration of Mother’s Day took place against the backdrop of a growing recognition that as a society, Singapore is moving to a situation where fewer women will...
Into chaos: The collapsing Arab state
The so-called Arab Spring generated a wave of hope among those fighting or advocating for democratisation of the Arab world’s authoritarian regimes. Now, following leadership...
Is region ready for a new pandemic?
Ten years after South-east Asia’s experience with Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), the region’s capacity to respond must be re-assessed.
A lesson on safety from the London Olympics
When the United Kingdom began the construction work for London Olympics 2012, the accident rates then in the industry suggested that we would suffer three deaths and more than...
An Arab Marshall Plan is needed
The wave of revolts that swept across the Arab world two years ago were fueled by demands for freedom, bread, and social justice. But, although the revolutions toppled dictators...
When hoaxes move financial markets
Never in the history of written communication could 140 characters have the impact that they can have now.
What’s given Japan its mojo back
In all the excitement about Japan’s rediscovery of its long-lost mojo, one question has largely gone unasked. What made the country’s establishment change tack so suddenly?
