Over the last decade, and especially over the last four years, Japan has emerged as a quiet leader in the Indo-Pacific. While the United States abandoned its allies and succumbed to illiberal populism under President Donald Trump, Japan remained a stalwart of the liberal, rules-based international order. It deepened ties with its neighbors, expanded multilateral initiatives, and set the regional agenda on trade and digital governance, among other issues. Through a combination of good timing, clear-eyed leadership, and innovative domestic reform, the island nation has proved not only a reliable partner to the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific but an architect of the region’s emerging liberal order.
It has received an installation licence for PNP1000, the initial, small-scale production phase of its Piauí nickel-cobalt project, in Brazil’s north-east.
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Opinion By Rich Powell
February 24, 2021 at 5:00 am ET
Addressing climate change is undeniably a top priority for the Biden administration. As the tragic weather events in Texas and across the Midwest wreak havoc on our energy system, preparing our grid to be reliable needs to be front and center.
However, President Joe Biden’s emerging strategy – governing via executive orders, revoking the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, placing a moratorium on all oil- and gas-related leasing and permitting actions on federal lands – seemingly hasn’t focused on grid reliability and does not involve Republicans.
Contrary to the rhetoric in some circles, Republicans have ambitious climate proposals too, and have spent the last two Congresses busily ena
Improving attractiveness of Vietnamâs infrastructure needs 13:54 | 23/02/2021
Vietnam is estimated to need about $480 billion for infrastructure development through to 2030. Considering the sector has been mostly mobilising capital from official development assistance, there is an urgent need for Vietnam to consider attracting foreign private investment. Seth Tan, executive director of Infrastructure Asia, talked with VIRâs Bich Ngoc about ways to tackle this important task.
Vietnam is calling for capital to facilitate its infrastructure projects that will serve as the backbone of its development. Is the legal framework sufficient to accommodate investorsâ needs?
Seth Tan, executive director of Infrastructure Asia
In general, when countries move to the next stage of development, there can be instances that existing laws and regulations are updated in time. However, the government has done a good job in ensuring that the laws are up