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General Secretary Trong’s Political Future: Stayin’ Alive

 

Mr Nguyen Phu Trong has been general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam for two terms, and party rules stipulate that the incumbent cannot hold the position for longer than that. But there is more than meets the eye.

 

 

ISEAS in the News: “Beijing’s South China Sea talks with Asean are worse off than it’s letting on, experts say”

 

This article was published by South China Morning Post on 18 September 2020, and quoted Ms Hoang Thi Ha, Dr Le Hong Hiep and Dr Ian Storey from ISEAS joint webinar with EAI titled “The South China Sea Dispute: US-China Rivalry, Lawfare and the Prospects for a Code of Conduct”

 

 

ISEAS in the News: “学者:中国应放弃 南中国海九段线主张”

 

This article was published by Lianhe Zaobao on 20 September 2020, and quoted Dr Li Nan from ISEAS joint webinar with EAI titled “The South China Sea Dispute: US-China Rivalry, Lawfare and the Prospects for a Code of Conduct”

 

 

Ian Storey quoted by SCMP: “Will Thailand’s bid to bypass Strait of Malacca ever be built – and will China play a part?”

 

This article was published by South China Morning Post on 21 September 2020.

 

 

Lee Hwok-Aun quoted by FMT: “English barrier for Bumiputera graduates in job hunt, says MEF”

 

This article was published by Free Malaysia Today on 20 September 2020 and quoted ISEAS Perspective 2020/98 “Work and Wages of Malaysia’s Youth: Structural Trends and Current Challenges” by Lee Hwok Aun

 

 

ISEAS in the News: “China can safely drop nine-dash line in South China Sea and win friends in Asean: China expert”

 

This article was published by The Straits Times on 18 September 2020, and quoted Dr Li Nan from ISEAS joint webinar with EAI titled “The South China Sea Dispute: US-China Rivalry, Lawfare and the Prospects for a Code of Conduct”

 

 

“Penting dalam PN tapi wajarkah PAS dilayan sebagai ‘adik bongsu’? Sila baca” – Op-Ed by Norshahril Saat in Berita Medicorp

 

This article was first published as ISEAS Commentary 2020/137 PAS and the “Younger Brother” Conundrum and translated for publication by Berita Medicorp on 20 September 2020.

 

 

ASEAN and the South China Sea Code of Conduct: Raising the Aegis of International Law

 

With Vietnam at the helm of ASEAN this year, the grouping has wielded the aegis of international law to ensure that international and regional concerns about the South China Sea are respected in Code of Conduct negotiations.

 

 

To Ban or Wear: The Niqab in Indonesian Public Offices

 

The central government’s proposal to ban the niqab in Indonesian public offices faces pushback from local political leaders and various quarters of the country’s Muslim community.

 

 

ISEAS-SPF Webinar on “Migration and Reinforcement of Social Protection”

 

This webinar examined the issues and challenges of foreign direct investments and business activities in Southeast Asia, and their impact on local and migrant labour.