Tai Wei Lim
Tai Wei Lim is Adjunct Research Fellow at East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore and Senior Lecturer at Singapore University of Social Sciences.
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Society,East Asia
Women’s Social Progress as Seen in the Japanese Mass Media
Since his election in 2013, Prime Minister Abe has been promoting increased women’s entry into the workforce. Private consultancy studies such as the 2014 Goldman Sachs study pointed out that womenomics could “potentially boost Japan’s GDP by 13 percent.”
Economy,East Asia
The State of Coal Industry in Northeast Asia
Economy,China,Southeast Asia
The Future of Tourism in the Sino-Laotian Region
Cyberspace
Artificial Intelligence, Algorithms, and National Security
Some in the intelligence community and private sector solutions providers are advocating artificial intelligence as a solution to resolving cyber security vulnerabilities. Artificial intelligence can greatly improve human capabilities in cyber security.
Security,China
China and US Forge Common Stance against Terrorism
The US has asked China to step up their efforts in combating terrorism. It is leveraging on China’s own national interests in fighting terrorism as a self-motivated incentive for the Chinese government to ramp up its security efforts against terror groups.
China,East Asia
Japan Warms Up to China and Approves Anti-Terror Bill
Pro-Beijing factions in Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party see an AIIB membership as a way to improve Sino-Japanese relations but those who oppose it may be worried about rivalry with the Asian Development Bank.
Society,Cyberspace
Technology Disruption: Policy Implications for Stakeholders
Technologies are developing very quickly. Many of them have the potential to disrupt the way we live. Policy makers and ordinary individuals both must prepare to manage the disruptions that come with technological development.
Politics,East Asia
New Moon Rising: South Korea’s President Reaching Out to Major Powers
Former PM Lee Hae-chan have been given presidential orders by Moon Jae-in to conduct diplomacy with China, and media industry tycoon Hong Seok-hyun has been dispatched to the US to have a dialogue with US officials about the Korean Peninsula crisis.
Economy,China
China’s Role in the Asia-Pacific Region
Within the Asia-Pacific, there are opportunities for China’s role to grow, for example, by contributing to the region’s connectivity through the Belt and Road Initiative and the multilateral Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.
Security,Southeast Asia
The Siege of Marawi and the Declaration of Martial Law over Mindanao
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has publicly declared that he is taking a hardline stance in law enforcement after Islamic radicals torched building structures and took human hostages in the southern city of Marawi.
