Don’t fear Western “debt-trap diplomacy” accusations, as Chinese funding comes with no political strings attached.
Category: Article
Eco-tourism promises both potentials and challenges for Vietnam’s Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu
Experts and local officials warn that an increase in deforestation and environmental pollution due to a boom in industrial zones along the rivers are hindering the appeal.
New Report: Bangkok, London and Shanghai among cities sinking as climate change raises sea levels
Bangkok is a city whose hydrological vulnerability to rising sea
levels has been exacerbated by its own water use.
Saving Mekong forests must remain a focus for slowing climate change
As the IPCC readies its Special Report Global Warming at 1.5 °C, world leading scientists warn forest protection is paramount. How will the Mekong Region respond? Ask China.
Extortion and abuse: Myanmar workers arrive debt-laden in Thailand
Myanmar: A “mafia” of recruitment agents is trapping Myanmar migrants to Thailand in debt bondage despite a 2017 law meant to fight exploitation in the kingdom’s notoriously shadowy job market.
Global green industry push gains momentum in Bangkok
The business case for making our economy more sustainable is clear. Globally, transitioning to a circular economy – where materials are reused, re-manufactured or recycled – could significantly reduce carbon emissions.
A Chinese takeaway in Cambodia
But the trickle-down effect of Chinese largesse has been minimal, exacerbating an already burgeoning wealth gap between the politically connected, aspiring mercantile class and the poor who can only watch, dumbfounded.
The Cambodian People’s Party and a “proof of concept” irrigation scheme
Cambodia’s dominant political network has infiltrated down to the local level through a hydraulic control paradigm, unwittingly aided and abetted by international development assistance.