Singapore fatica a ridurre i contagi. Dopo aver registrato un aumento significativo dei casi giornalieri, Singapore ha superato il Giappone diventando il terzo Paese asiatico con il maggior numero di contagi. Lo riporta il Financial Times, analizzando la situazione a Singapore.

Il tramonto di Mahathir in Malesia. Mahathir Mohamad è stato per anni al centro della politica malese, protagonista di grandi stagioni e cambiamenti significativi per la Malesia. Un interessante articolo di The ASEAN Post ripercorre le ultime vicende della carriera di Mahathir inquadrandole nel contesto della politica malese.

Le ingenti perdite economiche della Malesia per l’emergenza COVID. Il Paese, nonostante gli interventi del governo sull’economia, registra circa 550 milioni di dollari di perdite al giorno a causa delle misure di contenimento sanitarie disposte dalle Autorità. Il momento però potrebbe rivelarsi un’opportunità per mettere le aziende nelle condizioni di sviluppare l’economia digitale.

Ritorno della politica “vecchio stile” in Malesia. East Asia Forum si interroga sui prossimi sviluppi politici in Malesia alla luce della recente crisi istituzionale che ha colpito il Paese negli ultimi mesi dopo le dimissioni del Primo Ministro Mahatir.

The country has emerged successful from the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic by preventing and containing infections. The projected economic growth is still positive and Vietnam is chasing opportunities to assert its role in Asia.

Despite a significant decline in the first part of 2020, the Governor of the Philippine Central Bank Benjamin Diokno shares positive forecasts for the medium term. According to his estimates, the measures implemented by the government could lead to a 7.7% growth in 2021.

The Vietnamese government has begun to relax the severe social distancing measures to allow the country to begin a new recovery phase. The careful management of the health emergency by the authorities seems to be having its effects, offering a significant advantage to the Vietnamese economy.

Despite the impact of the pandemic, Vietnam is expected to be the fastest growing economy in Southeast Asia this year. The government has intervened with a credit support package of more than $10 billion and growth is expected to pick up strongly in the coming years.

Philippine authorities have officially protested against Chinese aggressiveness in South China Sea. China's recent assertive moves in the area, in the midst of a health and economic emergency, have raised criticism from several Southeast Asian countries and the United States.

Japanese electronics company NEC has won a contract worth about 190 million dollars to supply a radar satellite to Vietnam. The Vietnamese authorities are therefore looking at Japan for support in the development of satellite production and management systems.

Vietnam lodged a formal protest after Beijing announced the establishment of two new administrative units in the South China Sea islands. The Vietnamese authorities are urging China to respect Vietnam's sovereignty and not to violate international law

The Vietnamese textile sector is struggling with a sudden drop in orders that could have serious consequences for large clothing manufacturers. If the health emergency continues for a long time, many manufacturing companies may go bankrupt, giving Vietnam, but also the global value chains of fast fashion giants like Zara and H&M, an hard time

Through social and TV campaigns, massive use of tests and apps to control movements, the Vietnamese authorities are successfully managing the health emergency. An interesting article in La Repubblica analyzes this model.

Diverse testate stanno coprendo il tema del peggioramento della crisi sanitaria a Singapore. Bloomberg analizza la parabola del caso Singapore.

Dopo un primo periodo in cui la crisi sanitaria sembrava sotto controllo, sta peggiorando in questi giorni la situazione a Singapore.

Le relazioni tra India e Malesia sono precipitate negli ultimi anni a causa di tensioni politiche e commerciali. Tuttavia, da quando è cambiato il governo a Kuala Lumpur, ci sono stati alcuni segnali di miglioramento. The Diplomat analizza i rapporti tra India e Malesia alla luce degli ultimi sviluppi.

Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth target of 4.8% for 2020 could be “challenging” to meet, says OCBC chief economist and head of treasury research & strategy Selena Ling. Speaking to the media today at OCBC’s 2020 economic outlook briefing, Ling said the government’s target makes the assumption that there will be no further escalation between the US and China.