Myanmar (Burma) is a country that deserves more attention.
In case you missed it, the US is currently pursuing a diplomatic outreach to Myanmar’s ruling State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) – the military junta headed by Senior General Than Shwe. US State Department officials have just returned from what was the highest-ranking American [Read more...]
Last year, I came up with a new acronym to describe a group of economies in Asia that exists largely on the margins of the world – BLANKs (Burma, Laos, Afghanistan, and North Korea). Given their disconnectedness from global investment flows and trade, surely they will not be affected by the current recession?
Actually, no.
For [Read more...]
Today marks the 14th anniversary of the death of North Korea’s late ‘Great Leader’, Kim Il Sung, who ruled for almost 50 years. What is most remarkable is that his son and chosen successor, Kim Jong Il, still leads the country, and for that matter, the country still exists. When Kim Sr died, most people [Read more...]
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