Asia Policy Events, Monday October 13, 2025

COLUMBUS DAY HOLIDAY IN U.S.

IMPACT OF THE TRUMP TARIFFS ON CAMBODIA, LAOS AND VIETNAM. 10/13, 9:00-10:30am (SGT), 10/12, 9:00-10:30pm (EDT), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. Speakers: Dr. Milan Thomas, Country Economist, Cambodia Resident Mission, ADB; Soulinthone Leuangkhamsing, Principal Economics Officer, Lao PDR Resident Mission, ADB; Prof. Dao Ngoc Tien, Vice President, Vietnam’s Foreign Trade University (FTU).

THE NINE-FINGERED PARTY: THE STRANGE HISTORY OF THE YAKUZA IN JAPANESE POLITICS. 10/13, 5:15-7:00pm (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: Center for East Asian Studies, Univ. of Pennsylvania. Speaker: Jake Adelstein, Investigative Journalist, Author, The Devil Takes Bitcoin: Cryptocurrency Crimes and the Japanese Connection (Releases Oct 14). PURCHASE BOOK. ZOOM LINK UPON REGISTRATION.