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Laos' economy declined slightly in 2015, but its political and economic integration with neighboring countries gradually deepened. While China continued to be a key actor in Vientiane's foreign relations, Laos' ties with neighboring Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, and even Japan and South Korea also strengthened in 2015.

Laos improved its economy in 2014, although its human rights record continues to receive critiques from international society. With frequent visits of Lao leaders to China and the opening of the fourth Thai-Lao Friendship Bridge, Laos deepened its relations with China in 2014, despite the emerging challenges that China faces.

"Maturity as a Nation" was the theme for Negara Brunei Darussalam's 25th National Day celebrations in February 2009. Although the oil-rich nation has made several impressive strides, the authoritarian sultanate also faces unemployment, low foreign investment, and a lack of civil liberties.

Malaysia was the first major Southeast Asian country to exchange diplomatic recognition with China. Since 1980, China began to change its relations with the world, including Malaysia and Southeast Asia. This article argues that China's increasing political economy with Malaysia and Southeast Asia is being pushed forward by three policy initiatives that started in the early 1980s. It examines China's three policy initiatives and the programs of China's relations with Malaysia and Southeast Asia. The article concludes that China's increasing political economy with Malaysia and with Southeast Asia will sustain as China continues its `going global' policy.

China was hostile to Southeast Asia in the 1950s and 1960s, but China's relations of political economy with its neighbors in the south have changed since the early 1980s, an evolution that has accelerated since the early 1990s. This article argues that the relationship is being pushed forward by three policy initiatives that started in the early 1980s: the open-door policy, the good neighbor policy, and the go-global strategy. It uses four indicators to examine China's changing relations with Southeast Asia: exchanges of visits among high-level officials, trade and investment, tourism, and China's linkages with ASEAN. The argument here is that China has changed its political economy not only with individual countries in Southeast Asia but also with the entire region. The article concludes that China's accord with Southeast Asia will continue if China sticks to its current policies toward this region. (Asian Perspect/GIGA)