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Curtis S Chin

China's President Xi Jinping (fourth from right) meets with the guests at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) launch ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in this Oct 24, 2014 file photograph. -- PHOTO: REUTERS

S-E Asia and the shaping of China's new world bank

Thailand has the most dangerous roads in Asia, according to the World Health Organisation. For too long, developing Asia, including large parts of South-east Asia, has accepted the rising number of road deaths as a necessary price to pay for rapid de

As Asean adds roads, it must make them safer

To tap what emerging economies such as Cambodia have to offer, strategies such as taking time to build trust, leveraging local talent and forming partnerships to combat corruption can help businesses in such frontier markets, where regulatory and fin

Frontier markets beckon, but there are bullets to dodge

New buildings being constructed in Phnom Penh in August 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP

US must embrace 'business pivot' towards Asean

Asean tourism: Turning promise into reality