…His bid to do so is testing Asean’s principle of non-interference, in matters of its neighbouring countries. ASEAN IS WORLD’S WORST OCEAN POLLUTER: This is coming from the United Nations….

…ASEAN ministerial meeting, and the UK had its first formal economic engagement with ASEAN during the ASEAN Economic Ministers’ meetings in August this year. The UK has also put itself…

…Malaysia, Indonesia and the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). He has previously worked in several ASEAN countries and lived in Indonesia and the Philippines, as well as Hong Kong and China…

…supporting economies in Asia to accelerate their decarbonisation efforts. Collaboration efforts between the EU and its Asian partners, such as the EU-ASEAN Green Initiative and the European Green Deal, will…

…policy agenda concerning the Indo-Pacific. The UK’s broader relations with the region through its accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), ASEAN-UK Dialogue Partnership, Indian Ocean…

…Data regimes in ASEAN Poomthawat’s research focus will be data regulatory regimes in ASEAN, primarily regarding personal data. His work will aim to understand the vast array of regulations involved…

…FTA between the UK and Indonesia, was also discussed during the briefing. Indonesia’s rising international influence, first as G20 President in 2022 and more recently as ASEAN Chair in 2023,…

…will explore how ASEAN centrality influences the UK’s own tilt to the Indo-Pacific, based on the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific championed by Indonesia. This briefing will be held in-person…

…with China had ‘come to an end’, with competition now the ‘dominant paradigm’. Japan set to launch net-zero initiative with ASEAN nations Government sources have indicated this week that Japan…

…a notable shift in ASEAN’s previous diplomatic policy, which ordinarily avoids direct involvement in the domestic affairs of member-states. It follows weeks of attempts by ASEAN, notably Indonesia, to restabilise…

…diversification; and Thailand’s commitments to climate change and sustainability. The Minister was also asked about investments in infrastructure, efforts to boost the digital economy, and the broader state of ASEAN’s…

…an area where UK-Japan cooperation can play a positive role. “There is a huge infrastructure need throughout ASEAN, and Asia House has done remarkable work on explaining the enormous opportunities,”…

…RMB trades. Yet with China’s economy slowing amid currency revaluations how will uncertainty in the macro environment impact RMB volatility? What are the RMB impacts on ASEAN currencies, including the…

…world economy. Notably, China and ASEAN stand out as two of the EU’s top three largest trading partners outside of Europe. The outcomes of the EU-China Summit taking place in…

…developments in ASEAN. Japanese firms are up against competition from Chinese, Korean and western rivals. Japan has asked 26 cities across ASEAN to present plans for smart city developments by…

…the ongoing issue of subsidies. The omission of ASEAN in a recent EU communication on trade strategy was also raised, as was the bloc’s stance on CPTPP and digital trade….