…OP-ED FROM SOUTH KOREAN PRESIDENT MOON JAE-IN: ASEAN AND SEOUL CAN FORGE NEW PATHS This weekend, Busan will host the first ever Asean-Republic of Korea (ROK) Commemorative Summit. Ahead of…

…Alibaba and Tencent – continue to push the boundaries in AI, fintech, and consumer-facing tech. Expect to see 2020’s tech in China appear in markets in ASEAN and elsewhere in…

Addressing this year’s US-ASEAN Summit in October, President Biden announced over US$100 million of funding to expand the strategic partnership between Washington and Southeast Asia. The announcement highlights US efforts…

…UAE’s work building stronger trade and investment ties with ASEAN. The private briefing took place on the sideline of the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ABIS) 2023 in Jakarta, with…

…list of 34 Asian economies that includes China, India, and the majority of ASEAN members, but excludes advanced Asian economies such as Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan,…

…listings to Hong Kong.   5. ASEAN gains from Trump’s Asia policy In new research released by ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute, Southeast Asia has been seen to benefit from the US…

…strategy ‘Thailand 4.0’, or Singapore’s sophisticated pursuit of innovation-led growth. Several ASEAN countries are focusing heavily on infrastructure development including the Philippines with its ‘Build! Build! Build!’ programme. There are…

…countries should seek to address macroeconomic issues within their own economies. 3. ASEAN finance ministers agree to liberalise services As results from the national election remain uncertain, Thailand hosted a…

…sides need to compromise.   ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. The 52nd ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting will be held in Bangkok from 29 July-3 August. These meetings are a key forum…

…by BritCham Indonesia, Canada-ASEAN Business Council, and EU-ASEAN Business Council. WATCH THE DISCUSSION IN FULL HERE Join our mailing list to receive Asia House research, analysis and event information direct…

…UK-ASEAN Business Council and Vice Chairman of Vietnam-UK Network.   Jens Tholstrup, Director, Oxford Economics Jens joined Oxford Economics in 2009 as Managing Director, UK. From 2000 to 2009, was…

…to regional geopolitics and trade growth. – ASEAN has a role to play in mediating and formulating regional strategy as US-China regional economic competition is likely to build. Philippine economy:…

…signing the UK-Thai FTA, increasing participation with the ASEAN lobby and building bilateral socio-economic relations. Chaired by Asia House Chief Executive Michael Lawrence OBE and held at the think tank’s…

…Secretary-General of ASEAN for advancing ASEAN’s economic integration agenda, as well as leading the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Department of the ASEAN Secretariat in implementing the AEC Blueprint 2025. Before…

…carbon markets within the ASEAN regions, Wilkins added the growth of regulated exchanges for the voluntary carbon markets would be fundamental to allow different countries to converge and scale up…

…mentioned above, the agreement is based on ASEAN’s FTAs and ASEAN and its economies have played a major role driving negotiations. In geopolitical terms, the agreement positions ASEAN at the…