Frontline workers—doctors, nurses, food packers, delivery people—rightfully deserve praise and compensation during and after this pandemic. Less appreciated is the waste management sector—waste picker…
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Tourism revival key in spurring economic growth in ASEAN
With economies reeling due to COVID19, the Federation of ASEAN Travel Associations’ (FATA) stressed the revival of tourism is key to spur economic recovery in the region. FATA President Datuk Tan Kok …
ASEAN Economies Caught In Middle Of US-China Trade Tensions
The coronavirus outbreak has left a profound scar on economies worldwide — but it has failed to thaw the long-running trade war between the US and China. In fact, the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic…
Indonesia park to spearhead bid to lure China supply chains
Indonesia plans to build one of its largest industrial parks on the north coast of Java island in a renewed drive to attract manufacturers relocating out of China as Southeast Asia’s biggest eco…
ASEAN agree to limit tariff barriers to fuel economies
Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said trade barriers, including tariff and non-tariff restrictions, should be limited to restore the economies of ASEAN members amid the Covid-19…
Asean Today – May 2020
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ASEAN Smart Cities: Balancing 5G And Geopolitics – Analysis
The ASEAN Smart Cities Network (ASCN) is now in its second year running. Yet smart city goals, such as the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), have been overshadowed by concerns of geopolitical tensio…
Malaysia in good position to benefit from Japan’s stimulus package: Ambassador
Asean member states, particularly Malaysia, will be in good position to reap benefits from Japan’s economic stimulus package due to its close proximity to Japan economically and historically, besides …
Asean Today – April 2020
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The Renewable Energy Transition – is Green Hydrogen a Viable Solution for ASEAN countries?
While renewables like hydro, solar and wind power are widely known, an energy source gaining momentum as a highly versatile energy source of tomorrow is hydrogen, particularly green hydrogen. Toshiba …