A month after Chinese President Xi Jinping’s official state visit to Naypyidaw, Myanmar’s president, U Win Myint, is scheduled for an official visit to India in the upcoming weeks. He is expected to t…
Asean
Asean reels as Chinese stay home
Elephant parks unvisited, curios at markets unsold as tuk-tuks sit idle: South-East Asia is facing billions of dollars in losses from a collapse in Chinese tourism since the outbreak of a deadly new c…
Asean Today – Jan 2020
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Smart-grid plan aims to make Thailand the electricity hub of Asean
The Energy Policy and Planning Office (EPPO) is continuing with the phased smart-grid plan from 2017-21, aiming to make Thailand the electricity hub of Asean and creating new business for energy produ…
Myanmar could be India’s gateway to Southeast Asia
On January 17 and 18, China’s President Xi Jinping visited Myanmar, the first visit by a Chinese president to Myanmar in 19 years. Xi Jinping’s visit brought both the status of India-Myanmar and China…
Promoting intra-ASEAN economy for a cohesive and proactive bloc
Enhancing intra-ASEAN trade and investment is important for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN. This was stated by Vũ Hồ, director general of the ASEAN Department under the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign…
A Faint Breeze of Change: Malaysia’s Relations with China
The relationship between Malaysia and China is not without conflict, though an outside observer could be forgiven for not realizing it. That is because Malaysia has long kept its differences with Chin…
Asean Today – Dec 2019
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Why Did India Suddenly Pull Out of the World’s Largest Trade Deal?
After seven long years of talks, leaders of 15 Asia-Pacific nations finally reached an agreement on the world’s largest trade deal, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), in Bangkok i…
Japan promises Asean nations $3bn in development funding
Japan has promised US$3 billion in investment and loans to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to boost development in the fast-growing region, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Monday. T…