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Features
Vietnam’s Left-Behind Urban Migrants
By
Jonathan De Luca
for
The Diplomat
April 08, 2017
Tough restrictions on internal migration are trapping Vietnam’s rural-to-urban migrants in a vicious cycle of poverty.
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Features
The New Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Pacific Alliance and ASEAN are crafting a key partnership of their own.
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The New Trans-Pacific Partnership
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Indonesia’s Unfolding Corruption Scandal
The scandal could serve as a political turning point for President Joko Widodo.
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Indonesia’s Unfolding Corruption Scandal
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Trump’s Real ASEAN Test
How the new administration should approach Southeast Asia and ASEAN.
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Trump’s Real ASEAN Test
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A Temple Under Siege: Wat Phra Dhammakaya
The fate of a notorious Thai cult hangs in the balance.
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A Temple Under Siege: Wat Phra Dhammakaya
Photo Essays
Myanmar's Amazing Modernization
Myanmar's rapid transformation, as seen in the commercial capital of Yangon.
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Myanmar's Amazing Modernization
Features
Saving Vietnam's Floating Markets
Long a staple of Mekong Delta culture, Vietnam's floating markets must now adapt or fade away.
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Saving Vietnam's Floating Markets
Features
Can Malaysia's Opposition Win?
Despite the massive 1MDB scandal, Malaysia's ruling party might be in an even better position than in 2013.
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Can Malaysia's Opposition Win?
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Indonesia and the Islamic State Threat
How big a danger do returning fighters pose to Indonesia?
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Indonesia and the Islamic State Threat
Features
Cambodia, Catholicism, and Cauliflower
The ups and downs of life in an ethnically Vietnamese community in Cambodia.
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Cambodia, Catholicism, and Cauliflower
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Is the North Korea Crisis a Gift for Malaysia’s Najib?
Despite the scandals, Malaysian prime minister has the moral high ground.
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Is the North Korea Crisis a Gift for Malaysia’s Najib?
Features
What’s Next for Myanmar’s Rakhine State?
The government declared the clearance operation over last month – it’s not so simple.
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What’s Next for Myanmar’s Rakhine State?
Features
Hollywood Comes to Cambodia
Angelina Jolie and Netflix bring the story of the Khmer Rouge back to Cambodia and let Cambodians tell it.
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Hollywood Comes to Cambodia
Features
Unlikely Partners: Cambodia and the Eurasian Economic Union
Even if the economic rewards aren’t astronomical, the partnership is beneficial for both sides.
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Unlikely Partners: Cambodia and the Eurasian Economic Union
Photo Essays
Almost Human: Orangutans in Indonesia
Life in the Orangutan Conservation Center in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
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Almost Human: Orangutans in Indonesia
Features
Here Come the Malaysian Morality Police
As hardline Islam rises, lawmakers in Malaysia will debate a controversial bill to increase sharia punishments.
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Here Come the Malaysian Morality Police
Features
The Trouble With Indonesia’s Ahok Test
The political future of the Jakarta governor isn’t quite the litmus test some are claiming.
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The Trouble With Indonesia’s Ahok Test
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