Ideology as Scaffolding: Vietnam’s Socialist Rhetoric Under To Lam
Lam Duc Vu
Can substance support rhetoric in Vietnam’s growth story, as its ruling Party prepares to mark its centennial in power?

Lam Duc Vu
Can substance support rhetoric in Vietnam’s growth story, as its ruling Party prepares to mark its centennial in power?
Le Hong Hiep
Vietnam has revived Build-Transfer projects five years after banishing them for corruption risks. The efficiency and development reasons are clear — as are the perils that demand stronger institutions.
Marco Kamiya
The World Bank has made a volte-face on industrial policy. Southeast Asian countries will need to consider the new policy, but calibrate it across vastly different national contexts.
Archanun Kohpaiboon
The Thai-Cambodian conflict has exacerbated economic losses on both sides.
Jayant Menon
The poor in Southeast Asia are bearing the brunt of the economic impacts from the war in the Middle East. Governments will need to refocus priorities to limit harm.
Deasy Pane|Dharendra Wardhana
Prabowo’s agenda is being driven by flagship programmes focused on nutrition, state-owned enterprises, and cooperatives. These programmes can complement long-term development, but Indonesia should maintain industrial, technological, and green transition priorities.
Jayant Menon|Vinod Thomas
Kerala’s experience in fighting poverty holds some important lessons for ASEAN countries.
Marco Kamiya
A UNIDO report provides key insights into how forward-looking industrial policies can help countries go down a clean and just industrialisation pathway. Southeast Asia has a vital role here.
Miguel Jaime Encarnacion
Miguel Jaime Encarnacion examines the goals, challenges and opportunities faced by micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) through principal ASEAN economic instruments, assessments, and domestic policies.
Joanne Lin|Jasmine Yeo
Joanne Lin and Jasmine Yeo show how insights from two major regional surveys in 2025 capture the forces shaping ASEAN’s confidence in a year of shifting global winds.