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Asia Briefing

Each month a team of reporters and editors select a country or region in Asia and take an in-depth look at the stories making headlines (and those that should be). Joining them, our correspondents provide on-the-ground context to major developments and ongoing issues.

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Elections in Thailand and Indonesia, and the resurgence of measles in Southeast Asia from 2019-04-09T18:55:04

Analysing the recent Thai election result, assessing the players and politics driving the Indonesian election, and a look at the Southeast Asian factors behind the recent measles outbreak

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What next for North Korea, Vietnam’s trade, tech and tourism transformation? from 2019-03-12T16:50:10

We discuss what comes next after the failure of the Trump-Kim summit in Hanoi, look at Vietnam’s economic windfall from the US-China trade war, and analyse the huge South Korean tourism trade and i...

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Thai election analysis and the Russian gentrification of Pattaya from 2019-02-16T14:44:27

Analysis of the upcoming Thai elections after a week of tumultuous headlines; revelations of another side of the notorious district of Pattaya as Russian migrants move in.

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Philippines deep dive from 2019-01-18T18:15

Three of the most impactful and important stories from the Philippines: life after vicious armed conflict, a social media furore provoked by a beauty pageant and the ongoing struggle for a free pre...

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