By Kim Mai Tran & Andreyka Natalegawa — In recent years, urban centers have become a focal point of development in ASEAN member states. With over 40 percent of Southeast Asia’s population based in cities, leaders from across the region…
By Murray Hiebert — Vietnam’s controversial new cybersecurity law may dent the country’s well-honed image as a darling of foreign investors, particularly those operating in the information technology space. Since Vietnam took the leap of joining the high-standard Trans-Pacific Partnership…
In this podcast, we talk with Kaiser Kuo, longtime China technology watcher and practitioner, and co-host of the Sinica podcast. In an environment where Xi Jinping is president for life, understanding China’s approach to emerging technology, innovation, and the Chinese…
Bihar announces a major electricity tariff hike; Tamil Nadu extends the standard length of development permits; Maharashtra opens an intellectual property crimes unit to tackle online piracy; wind power in trouble in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat; Himachal Pradesh runs out…
By Sarah Watson — Agriculture’s importance in India’s economic landscape is declining, but it still employs nearly 50 percent of workers. While most observers agree that India’s future growth path lies in moving workers out of agriculture to more productive…
By Phuong Nguyen — Singapore prime minister Lee Hsien Loong will pay an official visit to Washington, complete with a state dinner in his honor hosted by President Barack Obama, on August 1-2. The visit comes as the two countries…
By Victor Cha — An investigation recently opened by federal authorities – the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles – and analyses by private cybersecurity firms such as Symantec and Bae Systems in the past month have renewed…
Elections for Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal announced; results on May 19. Andhra releases “Internet of Things” policy framework; Gujarat releases “Electronics Policy 2016;” Haryana hosts “Happening Haryana” investment summit; Japan’s JICA signs assistance agreement for Ahmedabad…
This week we turn to the topic of North Korea’s cyber capabilities just over a year after the hack against Sony Pictures Entertainment. CSIS Korea Chair Dr. Victor Cha joins to discuss a new study on North Korea’s cyber tactics…
By Victor Cha & Lisa Collins — Tensions between North and South Korea escalated rapidly in the late summer of 2015 after an August 4 landmine blast in the demilitarized zone (DMZ), the fortified border that separates the two sides…
