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Thailand is only the tip of Asia's iceberg
Examples of populism trumping progress can be found in such places as Vietnam, Brunei and Myanmar
William Pesek: Can North Korea save the South?
The South needs a big bang if it's going to match Japan and stay ahead of China. Pooling energy and resources across the peninsula could have a transformative effect
Pacific trade deal needs more WikiLeaking
Self-awareness often eludes US officials who push American interests on Asia. John Kerry's visit to Vietnam was a case in point as the secretary of state implored the government to ratify the Trans-Pa
William Pesek: The Greenspanisation of Asia
Asia is beginning to trust charismatic policy makers too much. This will lead to the same troubles that Alan Greenspan gave the US
Will China and India destroy the world?
No emerging nation has ever escaped a disaster that sends growth reeling, markets plunging, governments into a tizzy and economists back to the drawing board to wonder how, oh how, they missed signs o
William Pesek: Beijing's tall tales of reform
The economic model that once worked so brilliantly has run out of steam. China isn't promoting slower growth - it's stuck with it
China goes back to 1998
Economists worry China's economy might collapse, a mountain of non-performing loans might go bad, and social unrest might overwhelm Beijing
The wizard of Tokyo
Kuroda admits that he's learned from Korekiyo Takahashi, the 1930s finance minister whose unorthodox policies earned him a reputation as Japan's answer to Keynes
Asia's $7-trillion problem
US Treasury bonds are becoming a pyramid scheme, and smaller economies should get out quietly
Why Buffett bailed on India
Walmart Stores Inc, ArcelorMittal SA and Posco are pulling back on investments in India that they had announced with great fanfare
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Separate Modi and message
India needs Narendra Modi's ideas more than it needs Mr Modi himself. Indians shouldn't let the clouds that linger over Modi blind them to the dire need for change
BRICS and the West's hypocrisy
The Bretton Woods institutions have treated developing and developed economies very differently, which is why emerging market leaders are looking for alternatives
William Pesek: Looking outside the box for a governor
The Bank of England's choice of a Canadian raises a question to developing world governments: why should the choices for running a central bank be limited by nationality?
Looking outside the box for a governor
The Bank of England's choice of a Canadian raises the question: why should the choices for running a central bank be limited by nationality?
William Pesek: Why climate change is a problem emerging markets cannot ignore
Though unwilling to take the lead at the Doha talks, it is Asia's emerging economies that have the most to lose if the world is allowed to warm unchecked
William Pesek: China's year of corruption
By harnessing the trust of the state and top-level political connections, these princelings are reaping outsized benefits from China's growth