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Farewell to Banyan, the blog
Back to a weekly stride, with a daily spring in the step
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/11/16/farewell-to-banyan-the-blog
A bigger bazooka
Weak economic growth has forced the Bank of Japan to expand its programme of quantitative easing
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/31/a-bigger-bazooka
On permanent parole
As usual, the government's case has done well in the courts
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/31/on-permanent-parole
Soldiering on
Righting New Zealand’s second-largest city has been slow
When the luck runs out
As its neighbours soften to gambling, Cambodia prepares to lose a monopoly
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/23/when-the-luck-runs-out
Stakes upped
Shinzo Abe pushes for a breakthrough in the search for kidnapped citizens by sending a delegation to Pyongyang
Party on
New laws on clubs and casinos suggest the country is ready to loosen up a little
The second Modi wave
The opposition is rudderless in the face of the prime minister's advance across the states
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/20/the-second-modi-wave
Third term lucky
The prime minister finds support from old allies to form his government
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/18/third-term-lucky
Pushing the limits
The Abbott government sets out to adjust the balance between freedom and security
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/15/pushing-the-limits
Slow train through Jaffna
The benefits of a railway link are clear. Its politics are not
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/14/slow-train-through-jaffna
Shutting the door on Africa
Cancelling a summit for the whole continent is an overreaction
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/13/shutting-the-door-on-africa
Being gay in India
India is growing steadily more tolerant towards gays. But activists like Harish Iyer still face harassment
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/13/being-gay-in-india
National treasure
A hard-working investigative commission finds Imelda Marcos’s walls suspiciously bare
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/10/national-treasure
A noble pair
If only the two governments could heed the example of their best citizens
The optimistic continent
Asian parents—quite unlike Westerners—tend to think their kids will be better off than they are
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/09/the-optimistic-continent
The high cost of stability
Coups start looking like an expensive way to change governments
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/08/the-high-cost-of-stability
The billion-dollar disease
Start by getting the facts right
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/07/the-billion-dollar-disease
Food fight
Neither the Japanese nor the Americans come out smelling sweet
Changing of the garb
The generals have shed their uniforms, but they are not going anywhere
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/02/changing-of-the-garb
Being led from behind
With a resurgent Taliban ahead of them and diminished support at their back
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/10/01/being-led-from-behind
Hanging tough
Support from a new justice minister dispirits opponents of capital punishment
Cement ties
A cross-border conveyor belt stands out as a rare example of economic integration
A fragile peace
AFTER months of stalemate, Afghanistan's warring presidential candidates have reached a settlement. Now they must contend with a volatile security situation and the country's ailing economy
Don't touch those ballots
Lame-duck politicians peck apart the foundations of the country's young democracy
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/09/26/dont-touch-those-ballots
Time to make in India?
Narendra Modi’s plan to boost industrial production is attractive, but obstacles abound
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/09/25/time-to-make-in-india
Divide and rule
Two squabbling presidential candidates agree to share power
Clean sweep
The National Party wins a third term, despite allegations of dirty politics
Back to the future
Two competing visions for Tokyo’s future battle it out in plans to refurbish the 1964 Olympic Stadium
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/09/19/back-to-the-future
Mr Abbott heads north
A difficult week to run the country 4,000km from Canberra
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/09/18/mr-abbott-heads-north
Costly errors
Two big retractions by a leading liberal newspaper embolden rightwingers
Muzzling the messenger
Where a new law would make it harder to tell the bad news
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/09/11/muzzling-the-messenger
Predictable tragedy
It was not always this way; it is getting worse
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/09/09/predictable-tragedy
Blocking the winner
Supporters of the losing candidate clamour for a bit of de-democratisation
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/09/08/blocking-the-winner
Toxic legacy
New evidence emerges on how the crisis at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant unfolded
The leftovers
What does it mean for a country to lose 15% of its population overnight?
The White Wolf
One of Taiwan’s most notorious triad leaders reinvents himself as a pro-unification politician
Unleashing the mob
Deadly protests in Pakistan dim the prospects for civilian rule—and should shame the army
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/09/01/unleashing-the-mob
Tooling up
The country's defence ministry puts in a record budget request
Too sexy for the catwalk
There were real-wrold reasons to be angry with Gulnara Karimova, but it sounds as if her tweeting was what did her in
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/08/29/too-sexy-for-the-catwalk
It takes two
One of the two contenders walks away from the compromise brokered by America
Farewell to a fighting diplomat
General Joseph Dunford tried to make his mark by subtler means
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/08/26/farewell-to-a-fighting-diplomat
Triple crown
For all the excess of authority invested in the army chief, his new job will not be easy
Look both ways
Intimidated by Chinese claims on the South China Sea, Vietnam casts about for friends in all directions
Wars of words
South Korea's prosecutors seem to be holding Japanese journalists to a higher standard
A Cambodian solution
The Australian government makes a show of releasing hundreds of child-immigrants, but the news for other refugees sounds grim
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/08/21/a-cambodian-solution
Two steps back
In gambling with Pakistan’s democracy a former sports star is playing into the hands of the army
Looking inward
In a period of uncertainty, the kingdom has little new thinking to offer its neighbours
Strangers by choice
An Indian journalist reports back from Beijing with tales of mutual ignorance and nationalism
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/08/19/strangers-by-choice
Seeking meat on the bones
His style is bold, but in substance he has yet to show himself
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/08/15/seeking-meat-on-the-bones
The uncompensated
Barack Obama has not brought much justice to those innocents who have been killed and tortured
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/08/13/the-uncompensated
Wrath of Khan
The hope that democracy has taken root in Pakistan may prove to have been premature
Justice late, better than never
Two old men, found guilty of crimes against humanity, will be jailed for whatever is left of their lives
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/08/07/justice-late-better-than-never
Five hundred days of dictatorship
The army has claimed its first 500 days by fiat. Economic problems might make their next 500 trickier to take
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/08/05/five-hundred-days-of-dictatorship
Where’s the protest?
Part-time, non-professional activists have proven no match for the lobbyists
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/08/03/wheres-the-protest
Great big pool of sovereignty
What does it take to make a region?
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/08/01/great-big-pool-of-sovereignty
Forced landing
The transfer of boat people to the Australian mainland, the first in six months, embarrasses the government
The election that never ended
Neither the recount nor the interim arrangement shows much sign of progress
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/07/29/the-election-that-never-ended
Back to your seats
The opposition can claim a solid point or two, but the devil will remain in the details
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/07/24/back-to-your-seats
A new kind of president
His opponent may refuse to concede defeat, but he has been most surely defeated
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/07/23/a-new-kind-of-president
A grisly end
The body of a fugitive billionaire, wanted in connection with a deadly ferry accident, is found
What good will come of it?
Japan hopes for a breakthrough in the search for its kidnapped citizens
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/07/18/what-good-will-come-of-it
How the big rig rolls
China moves a controversial oil-drilling platform away from Vietnam's coast
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/07/17/how-the-big-rig-rolls
Glad-handled
At least one of America's interventions has met a happy reception
The people concerned
A survey shows how worried Asians are that China's rise might cause conflict
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/07/15/the-people-concerned
Bad science
The rise and fall of a Japanese researcher illustrates the country's weakness in advanced science
Amit Shah rises
India’s ruling party gets a troubling new boss
The lion and the lamb
VOTERS face a choice between two starkly different candidates. One would further democratic progress; the other could turn back the clock to authoritarian rule
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/07/08/the-lion-and-the-lamb
Stuffed sheep
A high turnout in Afghanistan’s election prompts one presidential contender to cry foul
Lucky streak
The early signs after Japan's consumption tax hike suggest that business sentiment remains strong
Paradise lost
The government cracks down on minorities fleeing Pakistan with dozens of arrests
The shouter or the doer?
On July 9th Indonesians' votes will show which of the former president's two big failings they least like
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/07/04/the-shouter-or-the-doer
Big brother comes wooing
With the first visit to Taiwan by a Chinese minister-level official since 1949 some protest in the streets, some let their guard down and some just want to talk business
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/07/02/big-brother-comes-wooing
A sorry record on deforestation
Indonesia has overtaken Brazil for the highest rate of annual loss of primary forest in the world
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/07/02/a-sorry-record-on-deforestation
Learning on the job
A late monsoon, and unrest in Iraq, agitate India. Narendra Modi can do little about either
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/07/01/learning-on-the-job
Wrist-slapping
RSS feed for the Banyan Economist blog.
A scholar faces treason charges
The case of a scholar detained in Tajikistan and reportedly charged with treason highlights the predatory and paranoid nature of President Emomali Rakhmon's regime
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/06/24/a-scholar-faces-treason-charges
Half a peg downward
RSS feed for the Banyan Economist blog.
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/06/20/half-a-peg-downward
Virtual monsters
A new form of web-based sex tourism is on the rise
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/06/19/virtual-monsters
Old and cold
The millions of migrant workers sent abroad leave an elderly generation stranded at home
Squaring the cool
The bureaucrats are on to something, but they will have to be nimble to avoid squashing it
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/06/17/squaring-the-cool
Bloodied but unbowed
There was violence, but not enough to deter the millions who voted
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/06/15/bloodied-but-unbowed
A butterfly on a wheel
Once again, a critic of the Singaporean government faces a defamation suit
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/06/13/a-butterfly-on-a-wheel
Terror at the airport
The Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for a brazen attack on the country's main civilian airport
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/06/09/terror-at-the-airport
Come on, get happy
With a smile and a jolly tune, the generals hope to distract the country from its economic malaise
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/06/07/come-on-get-happy
Back to business
Vietnam surveys the damage from fiery May riots
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/06/07/back-to-business
Location, location, some frustration
The ruling party withstands citizens’ anger over a recent national tragedy
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/06/05/location-location-some-frustration
Released, but hardly free
Protesters, arrested in Freedom Park, are convicted and released in the same stroke
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/06/04/released-but-hardly-free
The lowdown
A new poll shows Australians think China is their best friend in Asia
Trading places
Two of South-East Asia's oldest rivals and neighbours are speeding along in opposite directions
Two states
If other states' experience were anything to go by, then at least one of these successor states can look forward to speedier growth ahead
Dust-up at the Shangri-La
China squares up to America and Japan at a regional security forum
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/06/01/dust-up-at-the-shangri-la
Where three is a crowd
The makings for a dispirited dinner party
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/05/30/where-three-is-a-crowd
Risky game
The North agrees to reopen an investigation into the fate of Japanese abductees in return for loosened sanctions
I'm a stranger here myself
The country's Asian-born have overtaken the British as its largest foreign population
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/05/30/im-a-stranger-here-myself
Pomp and circumstance
A new sort of Delhi durbar
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/05/27/pomp-and-circumstance
Making it official
The army retreats from its first big confrontation with anti-coup protesters
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/05/26/making-it-official
The darkened horizon
From politicians, to intellectuals, to students and the press, all are starting to feel the weight of the jackboot
https://www.economist.com/banyan/2014/05/25/the-darkened-horizon