Following a day of social immersion and the opportunity to sound each other out on issues with candid one-on-one talks and a working dinner, Asean’s foreign minister got down to work on Friday (Jan 18) […]
However, exactly how much of a risk robotisation poses to those most vulnerable to losing their jobs to a machine is largely underestimated by those most likely to be affected – the region’s giant […]
In Thailand English-language News for May 2, 2017, Newsline presenter Cholaphansa Narula tells us about: • Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai has told the media in Bangkok that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha had spoken with US President Donald Trump and […]
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The AEC News Today free mobile app. enables people worldwide to stay up to date with the latest news from around the Asean Economic Community (AEC). Providing a unique, crystallised view on matters of governance […]
With its well-equipped and highly-trained land, sea, and air forces Indonesia sits at the apex of Asean in terms of military might, easily besting the nine other Asean Community (AC) members. With a population of almost 261 […]
The concept of a single Asean Community (AC) took a giant leap forward in the dying days of 2016 when Vietnamese telecom operator Viettel Group announced plans to remove roaming charges across its networks in […]
The fledgling Cambodia automotive sector is set to receive a boost with South Korean listed, Lao PDR registered auto manufacturer Kolao Group announcing plans for a $100 million dollar manufacturing facility in Bavet, near the […]
Singapore may be one of the easiest country’s in the world in which to do business, but the city-state shouldn’t become complacent. Asean neighbours Indonesia and Brunei lead the world in reforms aimed at making […]
The Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2017. In honour of this achievement the national tourism organisations of member countries have collaborated in creating a themed tourism programme […]
Singapore remains the undisputed Asean education hub with two of its universities making it into the top 100 universities globally, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2016-2017. The National University of Singapore (NUS) […]
In the next 15 years the faces of Asean are set to change drastically. Although the population of Asean in 2030 will be richer and largely urbanised, the majority of the region’s GDP will still […]
As the Zika virus continues to expand through the Asean Community (AC) a new study from the Rockefeller University has found that the ‘Asian lineage’ of the Zika virus can infect brain cells in adult […]