Future of exports – Why Vietnam and Indonesia? By Kyle Springer Over the next thirty years, we will witness a significant transformation in the economic and political order in the Indo-Pacific. Vietnam and Indonesia are leading economies in Southeast Asia. Average GDP growth in Vietnam was 7% in 2019 and 5% in Indonesia. In 2019, […]
Leveraging Northern Australia’s Proximity & Building Deeper Economic Connections with Indonesia To improve connectivity with Southeast Asia, we need to examine the economic development of Australia’s northern region. Endowed with vast natural resources and a highly productive agricultural zone, northern Australia benefits from proximity to Indonesia, an important market as Australia begins its diversification project. […]
Economic Opportunities between Australia and Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province Australia is seeking to diversify its economic partnerships in the region and Vietnam is a key focus. In 2020, WA signed an agreement with the Ba Ria Vung Tau province – Vietnam’s most active industrial province – to strengthen bilateral ties The Perth USAsia Centre is […]
On Wednesday 30 June, the Perth USAsia Centre held a public webinar to launch Kyle Springer’s recent publication: Peers not Partners? Towards a Deeper Korea-Australia Partnership. This report followed a series of workshops hosted by the Perth USAsia Centre in collaboration with the Asan Institute for Policy Studies and was supported by a grant from the Australia-Korea Foundation […]
The Perth USAsia Centre held a public webinar on 1 July to officially launch the publication. Participants in the discussion included co-authors Kyle Springer, Policy Fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre and Brian Kraft, Principal Consultant at Ndevr Environmental. They were joined by Alisha Sulisto, Indo-Pacific Fellow at the Perth USAsia Centre and Deputy Managing Director […]
Why West Java is a hub for foreign investment By Kyle Springer After a private roundtable discussion with Ridwan Kamil, Governor of West Java, Perth USAsia Centre Senior Analyst Kyle Springer provides a series of brief observations on the current landscape in Indonesia’s most populated province and explains why it leads the country in its ability to […]
Chapters Executive Summary Chapter 1: South Korea’s Economic Outreach in the Indo-Pacific Chapter 2: South Korea’s New Southern Policy and the US FOIP: Convergence or Competition? Chapter 3: Taking Stock of South Korea-India Bilateral Relations Chapter 4: South Korea’s engagement with the Indo-Pacific region: Vietnam’s Perspective Chapter 5: Implications of the U.S. Indo- Pacific Strategy for South Korea Chapter 6: Indo-Pacific […]
South Korea Special Report Launch In this video, Perth USAsia Centre Senior Analyst Kyle Springer announces the launch of the Perth USAsia Centre’s Korea Special Report, ‘Embracing the Indo-Pacific? South Korea’s progress towards a regional strategy’, and authors Tomoo Kikuchi, Jaehyon Lee, Sandip Kumar Mishra, Chu Minh Thao, Scott A. Snyder, Duyeon Kim, and Gordon […]
In 2019, Australia and Vietnam set the goal of becoming top ten trading partners and aiming to double their current investment levels. Achieving this goal within the decade relies on the continued growth of Australia’s trade with Vietnam (by 10%) and vice-versa (by 14%). The question then follows – What will drive increased Australian-Vietnam trade […]