Southeast Asia finds itself at a pivotal moment as the global power structure shifts from unipolarity to multipolarity, driven by China’s rise, Russia’s resurgence, and India’s growing influence. The …
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ASEAN Unites Towards a Blue Economy
In order to support the Chairmanship of Laos in ASEAN in 2024, the Indonesian Government through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Development Planning as co-organizers, has…
Southeast Asian countries see strong FDI flows
Foreign Direct Investments into the ASEAN economies of Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Viet Nam rose to US$236 billion in 2023, compared with an annual average of $190 billio…
Thailand receives highest number of Chinese tourists in Southeast Asia
Vietnam came in second with 889,000 followed by Singapore with 786,000 and Malaysia with 758,772, according to data collected from the countries’ tourism ministries. Laos was fifth with 242,404 …
South-east Asia’s turn towards China may not last, say US analysts
China’s status as South-east Asia’s preferred superpower in a new ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute survey is likely to be short-lived, say analysts. The annual survey of 1,994 policymakers, journalists, …
AI will transform government communications – here’s how
As artificial intelligence rapidly transforms how businesses engage with consumers, governments must leverage emerging tech to drive effective messaging and communications. GovInsider speaks to John M…
Watch Asean Economic Outlook on Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2023-12-04/hsbc-s-liu-on-asean-economic-outlook-video…
Why Australia needs to take ASEAN seriously
The push for ASEAN membership, which has been gaining momentum in recent years, is rooted in Australia’s desire to deepen its regional integration and foster closer ties with Southeast Asian nations. …
China to boost economic cooperation with ASEAN through high-level opening up
High-level opening up is bringing new opportunities for economic cooperation between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, and China will forge ahead with institutional opening up to c…
PM Modi proposes economic corridor between Asean & Europe through India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday proposed a multi-modal connectivity and economic corridor linking South-East Asia to Europe through India and West Asia, and closer digital ties at the 20th In…