This paper analyzes the tax system in the People's Republic of China, focusing on fiscal and institutional operations of local governments.…

How sensitive to corporate tax rates is inward foreign direct investment from the United States to developing Asia?

This paper summarizes and updates the study of a strategy for the Northeast Asia Power System Interconnection that spans Japan, Mongolia, the People’s…

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the ensuing economic shock, has prompted governments all around the globe to act swiftly and decisively to mitigate the…

This publication summarizes the current status of urban sanitation in Papua New Guinea, highlighting conditions in informal settlements in Port Moresby…

The question that then arises is whether the benefits of COVID-19 control exceed the very large costs of school closure. This brief examines both the…

The Asian Water Development Outlook (AWDO) assesses national water security across the Asia and the Pacific, with a focus on five key dimensions: rural…

This brief provides insights and recommendations to help bridge gender gaps prevalent in unpaid care work in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao…

A look at the year of 2020 by the RSiS staff and essays including research and education.

Major objectives of the press briefing are: To release WEF’s Global Competitiveness Report 2020 in Bangladesh; To report the state of competitiveness…

Tonga’s EIP started in 2012 which was funded by the Government of Japan through the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction and administered by the Asian…

The survey was designed to analyse the attitudes and concerns of Southeast Asian citizens towards climate change, governmental actions and the role of…