Asia Pacific

The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations is due to launch a free-trade economic community, the AEC, this year, modelled on the European Union.

A common sight on the streets of Hanoi in the last few days has been three-wheeled motorcycle delivery carts rushing around and laden with large ochna wild peach trees in pots.

With China pricing itself out of the manufacturing market and other low-cost Asian countries still unready to take full advantage, Vietnam has become a major target for foreign investment and venue for business.

The Mekong River is the world’s 12th-longest, and about 300 million people live and work by its waters, tributaries and riparian lands. But for such a mighty river it is acutely sensitive.

Experts say legal remedies not the answer following multimillion-dollar loss

Canada is clearly in a different geopolitical situation from Australia when it comes to both economic and security relations with the U.S., but Canada still needs to invest in strengthening ties with Asia, starting with trade and investment, but going beyond economics to a broader overall commitment.

A country with a strong rule of law, well-educated workforce and reliable transportation infrastructure, Taiwan sits at the centre of all trade in Asia. It’s poised to be a natural trade partner as Canada expands its energy export market.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington last fall and Obama’s return visit in New Delhi in January addressed ambitious agendas for future economic and political engagement between the two countries. But into this upbeat mood, the generic drug issue has intruded like a wet dog at a wedding reception.

Pakistan is not the most attractive target in Greater Asia for investment, and many Pakistani business people seem to agree.

A new report by the Electoral Integrity Project, a joint endeavour by Harvard and Sydney universities, says the quality of elections in five Southeast Asian countries – Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand – is among the worst