In Brief. The famous Swedish economist, sociologist, politician and recipient of the Nobel Prize for economic science, Gunnar Myrdal, wrote a massive study of Asia's development prospects in the early ...

Indonesia was a founding member of the Assn. of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, headquartered in Jakarta, and until President Suharto’s political demise in 1998, ASEAN made few decisions ...

The persistence of political dynasties hinges on three interconnected factors: Name recognition, resource control and patronage networks, says Southeast Asian politics expert Sophie Lemiere.

Social media has become an increasingly important tool in political campaigns in Southeast Asia. Politicians and national factions in the region are using platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and ...

Seoul, Friday, November 7, 2014 – The Asia Society Korea Center hosted Mr.Saad Al-Ali, the Editor in Chief of KUNA (Kuwait News Agency) who gave a lecture on issues pertaining to the Middle East. As ...