The Interpreter
  • Articles
  • Debates
  • Contributors
  • About

Published daily by the Lowy Institute

Published daily by the Lowy Institute

Tuesday links: Samsung, Jakarta, China's infrastructure, national happiness and more

Sam Roggeveen
Published 17 Dec 2013 16:56   0 Comments  
  • Blogs and blogging
    Follow @SamRoggeveen

  • Nice profile of Samsung, a company whose sales are equal to one-quarter of South Korea's economic output.
  • The New Yorker charts the history of American intelligence agencies' spying on their own citizens.
  • Walter Russell Mead on China's South-North Water Diversion Project, 'perhaps the largest and most expensive infrastructure enterprise in the history of the human race.'
  • A new landmark skyscraper for Jakarta, which currently has a pretty uninspiring skyline. Now to tackle the traffic problem, and particularly Jakarta's freelance traffic cops.
  • Long, detailed and highly technical assessment of the submarine balance of power between the US and China.
  • Summing up the year for America's economy in graph form.
  • Do rich countries get happier as they get even richer? Two economists settle a bet.

Related Content

India linkage: Indo-Pacific, Kumbh Mela, middle class, freedom of speech and more

Show Comments

Previous Article
The Hollande doctrine: Plus ça change
Next Article
Jokowi marches on in Indonesia's polls

You may also be interested in

  • 5 Aug 2017 08:00

    Weekend catch-up: PMs in PNG and Pakistan, DFAT at 30, the NBN and more

    The future of Polish politics, a new Defence Secretary, the North Korean travel ban and more.
  • Aarti Betigeri 17 Dec 2019 15:00

    India and Australia, newfound friends?

    Australia has been trying to get India’s attention for some time – and it seems it has finally managed to crack through.
  • Erin Cook 10 Jan 2020 13:00

    Jakarta is flooding and its governor is sinking

    Despite promising new policies, the city’s new leader faces the same problems as the last, and few options.

Stay informed with the latest commentary and analysis on international events from experts at the Lowy Institute and around the world.

Register

The Interpreter features in-depth analysis & expert commentary on the latest international events, published daily by the Lowy Institute

© Copyright 2021 Lowy Institute

  • Debates
  • Contributors
  • Articles
  • About
  • Comments Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Site map
  • My Admin
  • Log In