Commentaries

Vietnam wants it all in balancing its ties with the US and China

Hanoi has worked to keep Beijing on side as Biden visit elevates U.S.-Vietnam relations.

Srettha Thavisin, Thailand’s new prime minister, arrives at Pheu Thai Party headquarters in Bangkok, Aug. 24, 2023.

Commentary: Thailand’s new leadership will carry over junta’s old, hardline policies

People paddle to collect plastic and glass containers to recycle in Pazundaung Creek in Yangon, Jan. 2023. Myanmar’s GDP has contracted 12 percent since January 2021, eviscerating decade’s worth of economic growth.

Myanmar’s post-coup economy comes crumbling down