Hun Sen's Cambodia
Garment workers pressured to vote in looming Cambodia elections
Voters apathetic after opposition party outlawed; turnout will hint at legitimacy
Politics
Myanmar will ask China to downsize project, minister says
$10bn port investment should be 'as lean as possible' to avoid debt trap
Politics
Japan expands peacekeeping support in Africa and ASEAN
Medical and construction training aims to counter rising Chinese influence
International relations
RCEP trade pact members seek year-end deal despite differences
16 Asia-Pacific countries hope for agreement to combat US protectionism
Politics
US ranks Myanmar among worst for human trafficking
Laos also downgraded for failure to tackle traffickers and complicit officials
Hun Sen's Cambodia
12 officers close to Cambodia's Hun Sen accused of rights abuses
Human Rights Watch seeks international action as election nears
International relations
Myanmar sanctions should target top military brass, report says
Amnesty International accuses 13 officials of crimes against humanity in Rakhine
Trade war
Soybean showdown: China removes tariffs in Asia
Beijing touts alternatives to US, but effect may be limited
Hun Sen's Cambodia
US and EU bolster threat of sanctions before Cambodian elections
As China makes Hun Sen rich, the West reminds him who buys his country's exports
Politics
Mekong nations get started on their own infrastructure fund
China intimates that it must be involved in the five countries' efforts
The Future of Asia 2018
Laos stresses the need to borrow as West raises debt alarm
Prime minister admits missing target for graduating world's poorest countries
International relations
Myanmar accepts UN's help for Rohingya repatriation
Suu Kyi's decision tests shaky relations with military
Asia Insight
China emerges as wild card in elections across Asia
Incumbents draw on Beijing's support as opponents tap resentment of its influence
International relations
Thailand plans regional infrastructure fund to reduce China dependence
The venture with Vietnam, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos will start operation in 2019
Economy
Cambodia's rail back on track after four decades of woe
Interest from Chinese companies in expansion plans fuels debt concerns
International relations
Myanmar reviews $9bn China-backed port project on cost concerns
Officials in the country fear a default could force the venture into Chinese hands
Politics
Deloitte Myanmar chief tapped as new finance minister
Finance expert Soe Win charged with economic reform
International relations
Protectionism left out of APEC trade ministers' statement
Members call for 'removal of market-distorting subsidies'
Economy
Rohingya crisis starves Myanmar's farms of workers
Fields sit idle in areas where the ethnic minority once lived
Asia Insight
Asia's war on 'fake news' raises real fears for free speech
Governments walk fine line between fighting rumors and stifling dissent
Companies
Phnom Penh Post's new owner denies government links
But Malaysian PR guru offers few details on money-losing newspaper's future
International relations
Japan welcomes return of Malaysia's Mahathir
Tokyo hopes former ally will bolster regional bulwark against China's influence
Politics
Myanmar allows full foreign ownership in retail and wholesale
Suu Kyi's government accelerates economic reform to attract investment
International relations
Speculation swirls over fate of Vietnamese president
Retirement or dismissal seen as reasons for Quang's absence from key events