Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean’s online economy seen reaching $50 billion this year Southeast Asia’s Internet economy, spanning online travel to ride hailing, will reach $50 billion this year, putting […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 TPPA Becomes CPTPP: From Trade Pact Princess to Cinderella For more than seven years the leaders of 12 countries gathered amidst increasingly angry protests at diverse […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean-Japan Centre promotes tourism services trade in Asean The Asean-Japan Centre (AJC) organised a seminar on promoting trade in tourism services in Asean at Novotel Hua […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean builders to reap gains from $323-billion spree With at least $323 billion in infrastructure spending in the pipeline in Southeast Asia and potentially more expected […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Workplace Automation: Skills Development Key For Developing Countries (HD video) In 2017 economists Carl Frey and Michael Osborne concluded that 47 per cent of jobs in […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Build sustainable cities, Asean urged Environment Secretary Roy Cimatu urged member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to build sustainable cities and urban […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 ASEAN needs to move to minilateralism To save the principle of ASEAN centrality, the regional body should transcend its consensus-based decision-making and embrace minilateral arrangements on […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asean ignores civil society… again Malacañang’s spokesperson has termed Asean’s commemoration of its 50th year a “tremendous success,” but based it mainly on the absence of […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Former ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan dies aged 68 Former ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan died aged 68 on Thursday (Nov 30). Dr Surin, who was also a […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Risks, opportunities differ widely in Asean The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) is expected to become the world’s fourth largest economy in less than a […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 Asian Countries Improve Economic Ties While Ignoring Other Issues Asian nations are ignoring human rights issues to focus on trade and investment, some experts say. They […]
Asean Morning News Compiled by Kongleaphy Keam @kongleaphy1 ASEAN terror groups are sanctuaries for IS militants fleeing Syria and Iraq: Malaysian defence minister Southeast Asia terror groups are acting as sanctuaries for Islamic State […]