BGA’s Japan team, led by Managing Director Kiyo Aburaki, wrote an update to clients on the implications of the assassination of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Abe was a friend of BGA who had been involved in a number of BGA Japan initiatives, including discussions on the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP’s) approach to semiconductors (pictured above). Context Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot to death in Nara, east of Osaka, on July 8 while delivering a speech. The event came … Continue Reading
BGA’s Senior Advisor Ambassador Ian Kemish has published a new book on Australia’s key diplomatic challenges over the last two decades. The book, fully released in July and titled “The Consul: An Insider’s Account from Australia’s Diplomatic Frontline,” examines Kemish’s central role as a leader in Australia’s consular service in some of the defining episodes in that country’s diplomatic history.
BGA Vietnam Managing Director Ha Nguyen wrote a piece reflecting on Vietnam-U.S. economic and business ties. The piece was released in line with the first-ever summit held between the United States and Southeast Asian leaders in Washington, D.C. in May.
(June 10, 2022)
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Kiyoaki Aburaki
