Political Risk

BMI View: North Korea's failure to make a full disclosure of its nuclear programmes has reinforced our scepticism towards Pyongyang's official commitment to abandon its nuclear weapons.... 2008-02-07

The 2008 Olympic Games to be held in Beijing in August will be China's highest-profile public event to date, and will - at least symbolically - mark its emergence on the world stage.... 2008-02-07

BMI View: The landslide victory of Lee Myung-bak in the presidential elections on December 19 2007 heralds tax cuts, labour market reform and the dismantlement of regulations in... 2008-01-04

BMI View: The emergence of Lee Hoi-chang, a veteran of the conservative Grand National Party (GNP), as a potential independent candidate in the presidential polls on December 19... 2007-10-31

BMI View: With the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) firmly focused on the run up to its 17th quinquennial Congress in October, a number of potentially destabilising factors are rearing... 2007-07-10

Recent personnel reassignments in North Korea will strengthen the influence of the already powerful military. This could reduce the chances of nuclear disarmament, despite commitments.... 2007-05-25

Taiwan's ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has chosen former premier Frank Hsieh as its candidate for the March 2008 presidential election. Incumbent President Chen Shui-bian... 2007-05-08

Ma Ying-jeou, the former chairman of the Kuomintang party (KMT) and the current frontrunner ahead of presidential elections next year, denied charges of having misused government... 2007-04-03

BMI View: With the reputations of both the main opposition party and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) now tainted by corruption scandals, along with the DPP's better... 2007-03-09

BMI View: With the reputations of both the main opposition party and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) now tainted by corruption scandals, along with the DPP's better... 2007-03-09