South Korea is exploring the possibility of forging individual free trade deals with more ASEAN member states, a senior trade official has said, in a move to further boost growing economic ties with t…
Economy
Bangladesh in the world of global business
Bangladesh is the one of the fastest growing economies in the world currently and projections suggest that it will be the 28th and 23rd largest economy by 2030 and 2050, respectively, from its 43rd po…
Vietnam Market to open in Malaysia next year
The first Vietnam Market in Malaysia is expected to open in March 2020 in Kuala Lumpur, creating more opportunity to boost exports of Vietnamese products. The Vietnam Market will cover six floors in t…
Lessons from the Asean Summit
As Thailand prepares to wind down its year-long chairmanship of Asean, it’s time to reflect on the state of the 10-country alliance and relations with its dialogue partners. Based on what happen…
China-India Plus: Is it in Nepal’s interest?
“The two leaders also agreed to expand ‘China-India Plus’ cooperation, push forward facilitation of regional inter-connectivity, and work with other related parties to strike the Regional Compre…
Sit down, shut up and hang on – The Asian century is here
In the nineteenth century, the world was ‘Europeanised’. In the twentieth century, it was ‘Americanised’. This century it is all about being ‘Asianised’. With more than half of the world’s population,…
India’s Act East policy to get fresh impetus
India’s Act East policy is set to get fresh impetus, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi articulating the government’s plans to transform India’s northeast region into a gateway to southeast…
Bangladesh Booms in a Sluggish World Economy
Ongoing trade disputes between the United States and China have stymied global markets and shaken the established order. Projected economic growth in South Asia has fallen 1.1 percentage points in jus…
In new budget, Malaysia targets Chinese investments as tariff war rages on
Malaysia’s finance minister on Friday announced fresh incentives to lure foreign investors looking for safe havens in Asia amid the US-China trade war, as he unveiled a budget containing “pre-emptive”…
ASEAN’s Indo-Pacific ‘can reduce friction’
One of the roles of the newly launched ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific is to reduce frictions between members and partner countries, as well as tendencies to establish potential “new blocks…