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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations  will not take the brewing trade conflict between the United States and China sitting down, as the regional bloc will urge the two economies to shun protectionism in favor of free trade at its 32nd summit this week. Leaders ...

New Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Laos to ASEAN Ekkaphab Phanthavong has highlighted the role of ASEAN in the international arena and how the bloc will benefit Laos. The New Ambassador delivered his speech while presenting Letter of Credentials to ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi in Jakarta ...

DATA driven startups in ASEAN are getting a boost from Malaysia, with the help of the ASEAN Data Startup Accelerator (ADSA). ADSA is a six-month accelerator programme founded by the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC) in partnership with the Open Data Institute (ODI). Keep reading ...

Japan is moving to bolster its footprint in the Mekong subregion by linking the Southeast Asian mainland into a broader Indo-Pacific Strategy allied with India, the United States and Australia. In what observers say is a move to counter China’s growing regional influence, Japanese Prime ...

When Australia looks to the north, what does it see? Southeast Asia, of course. But the region is no longer the geographic landmass in its front yard comprised of 10 countries governed by political systems and cultural values different than its own.  []Hawke’s quick decision during his ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia reject protectionism, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his Singapore counterpart said on Friday, amid fears about a possible trade war sparked by U.S. plans to raise tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Keep reading ...

For an inclusive Asean to happen, each member country must have some sort of policy alignment with the larger regional frameworks if they are to fully benefit from improved physical, institutional and people-to-people linkages, argues Sok Chenda Sophea. Keep reading ...

Market regulators in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance the Asean Collective Investment Schemes (CIS) Framework, allowing fund managers to offer a broader range of fund products to investors in the region. Keep reading ...

Australia convened a meeting recently with six South-east Asian states focused on counter-terrorism. The meeting in Perth was not only a notable development in and of itself but also just the latest example of the use of minilateralism in the security realm in South-east Asia. []These ...

A week-long ASEAN media familiarisation trip to Myanmar from February 12-18 will take participants to Yangon, Inle Lake and Bagan. Organised by the Myanmar Travel Bloggers Club, some 30 media representatives from leading publications in the region – the New Straits Times of Malaysia, Spring News from ...