Tag Archives: China

Is Australia truly ready for the Asian century?

By Ken Waller | Published: 23/11/2011
Australia’s future is clearly linked to the dynamism of North Asia and Indonesia, Vietnam and other economies in the region. Yet many significant challenges confront Australia in realising the promised prosperity. With the relative decline in the economic power of the United States and Europe, and the recognition that the 21st Century is the “Asian century”, [...]
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Slow Motion Six-Party Engagement

By Jeffrey Lewis and Peter Hayes and Scott Bruce | Published: 25/10/2011
In the last few weeks, Kim Jong Il has inspected a pig farm, a mine, a solar thermal energy research unit, a restaurant, an orchestra and even gave field guidance to the Tudan Duck Farm on how to raise these pesky birds, where he reportedly enjoyed an art performance given by the members of the [...]
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Australia and ASEAN: partnership for the region

By Nattavud Pimpa | Published: 02/08/2011
Australia has been the dialogue partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1974. In fact, we are the first single nation that partnered with ASEAN for a number of economic, political and cultural reasons. Since the establishment of our relationship, Australia has been working with ASEAN on a number of key issues. [...]
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