…the foundations of Thailand’s growth, which should be aided by the Bank of Thailand’s recent 0.25 per cent rate cut.   4. Mahathir outlines UK trade deal, while Gojek make…

…Partnership (RCEP) agreement earlier this month, in a move that disappointed several countries. Asean leaders, China and others involved in the discussions are eyeing a signing of the pact in…

…TIES WITH ASEAN Ties between South Korea and Asean have grown rapidly under the administration of President Moon Jae-in, who rolled out a New Southern Policy in 2017 that was…

…to meet his South Korean counterpart Moon Jae-in and Asean leaders as the timing is not right, Pyongyang has said. KL ARRESTS CHINA SCAMSTERS: Malaysia has arrested over 1,000 people…

Since its departure from the European Union, the UK has been pursuing new trade deals with markets across the world, including in the Indo-Pacific. In August, the UK announced plans…

…The UK recently sought status as an independent Dialogue Partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and has made clear its intention to join the Comprehensive and Progressive…

…COVID-19 response. Revisiting themes from her appearance at the Asia House Global Trade Dialogue in Singapore last year, Weisel offered her take on how the Phase One deal between China…

…request earlier this month to achieve Dialogue Partner status with ASEAN. Accession to the CPTPP is also emerging as a key policy aim for the UK in the region. Black,…

…leaders   CAMBODIAN ROADBLOCK Is the Asean way of mutual accommodation and excessive politeness leading Thailand and Malaysia to help the regime in Cambodia suppress political oppression? Some human rights…

…all but one US-Asean or East Asia Summit during his tenure, President Donald Trump has attended only the one in the Philippines during his first year in office. The no-show…

Asia House returned to Singapore in November 2019 to convene its major international conference: The Asia House Global Trade Dialogue. Senior figures from policy, technology, business and regulation took part…

…Reports say the deal itself will take effect 30 days later. Discussions for a Phase 2 agreement are due to commence soon. China Daily reports that Asean overtook the US…

…operating environments and meet business-critical challenges. Find out more. FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER UK signs first major post-Brexit deal with Japan The UK signed its first major trade deal since leaving…

…engagements by UK ministers in the region, the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) scheduled for 15 December, and its dialogue partner status with…

…on the UK’s economic, trade and strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific. Jenny will brief on the deepening of UK-ASEAN relations, comment on Britain’s response to China’s growing economic, political and…

…politics, but also raised the country’s global standing. The leader of the most populous country in South-east Asia also led the framing of the document titled ‘Asean Outlook on the…