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Learn from digital economy plans in ASEAN
Learn from digital economy plans in ASEAN
16:09 28/06/2018
The contribution of ICT to GDP in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam is around 13%, 6% and 6% respectively. This shows the level of growth of the digital economy in these countries,...
ASEAN the next big fish for Vietnam’s seafood industry
ASEAN the next big fish for Vietnam’s seafood industry
16:08 28/06/2018
Vietnam exported $612 million worth of seafood last year to ASEAN countries, 9.2 times the $66 million in 1998.
ASEAN e-commerce agreement, innovation network to give Singapore businesses a leg up: S Iswaran
ASEAN e-commerce agreement, innovation network to give Singapore businesses a leg up: S Iswaran
14:24 17/05/2018
SINGAPORE: Singapore businesses can now get a shot in the arm when they expand across Southeast Asia, with the help of an ASEAN agreement on e-commerce that will lower operating...
ASEAN, EU launch flagship programmes on policy dialogue and economic integration
ASEAN, EU launch flagship programmes on policy dialogue and economic integration
09:51 30/04/2018
JAKARTA, 17 April 2018 – Today, the EU and ASEAN held a launch event to celebrate the recent start of EU-ASEAN initiatives on policy dialogue and regional economic integration. The...
ASEAN competition and telecommunications regulators strengthen relations
ASEAN competition and telecommunications regulators strengthen relations
09:40 30/04/2018
KUALA LUMPUR, 26 April 2018 – ASEAN officials from the competition and telecommunications sectors attended a workshop on competition policy and telecommunications regulation on...
ASEAN, China and Korea discuss migrant workers protection
ASEAN, China and Korea discuss migrant workers protection
15:04 12/04/2018
SIEM REAP, 7 April 2018 – Senior officials from ASEAN Member States, China and Republic of Korea (ROK) exchanged information and perspectives at the seminar on Migrant Workers’...
ASEAN manages online academy for MSMEs
ASEAN manages online academy for MSMEs
16:30 09/04/2018
LUANG PRABANG, 5 April 2018 – Earlier today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) began the process of handing over the administration of the ASEAN Small and Medium...
Joint Statement of the 4th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM)
Joint Statement of the 4th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM)
16:12 09/04/2018
ASEAN must step up efforts to attract private capital for infrastructure projects: Heng Swee Keat
ASEAN must step up efforts to attract private capital for infrastructure projects: Heng Swee Keat
12:00 09/04/2018
“The opportunity set is large, but much work is needed to mainstream ASEAN infrastructure financing as an asset class," says Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat. - Source: ASEAN...