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Lurong Chen

Economist with the Jakarta-based ERIA

Lurong Chen is an economist with the Jakarta-based Economic Research Institute for Asean and East Asia (ERIA).

Lurong Chen
28 Dec 2017

Epicentre of e-commerce

By 2025, so the thinking goes, East Asia will increase its online sales so much that the region will become the largest in the world.

28 Dec 2017 1
Epicentre of e-commerce
15 Sep 2017

Connectivity issues

The development of e-commerce demands more stable and affordable internet connection with higher speeds as a first step in necessary improvement.

15 Sep 2017 4
Connectivity issues
26 Jan 2017

Non-stop pivot

For the foreseeable future, the Asia–Pacific will remain a US foreign policy priority, its abandonment of TPP just a signal it wants better trade deals.

26 Jan 2017 2
Non-stop pivot