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Could workers kicked out of the Gulf find fortune in East Asia?
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A handpicked article read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist

Stranded Gulf supplies are choking off the region’s economies

Stranded Gulf supplies are choking off the region’s economies

Yet they often face high barriers to employment and unpalatable options

Asian countries turn to Russian crude and Chinese energy supplies as the Iran war disrupts Gulf oil flows, potentially reshaping…

As they deindustrialise, Taiwan, South Korea and Japan must reform