Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Southeast Asian nations seize opportunities in Islamic finance sector The three predominantly Muslim countries out of ten in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), namely […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Japan makes infrastructure push into Southeast Asia Japan Inc. is launching a plan intended to make it a bigger development player in Southeast Asia, a region […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Philippines and Indonesia lead region in 2018 antitrust activity says report Governments globally are stepping up efforts to ensure level playing fields and stamp out anticompetitive […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Asean-Beijing South China Sea talks set to start by late-Feb Negotiations for a pact between Asean nations and China aimed at easing tensions in the South […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Asean lawmakers call for charges against Philippine journalist Maria Ressa to be dropped Lawmakers from South-east Asian nations have called for all charges against Philippine journalist […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ‘Asean stands ready to provide healthcare to Rohingyas’ Asean cannot discuss with Myanmar on how to provide citizenship to the Rohingya, but stands ready to provide […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu ADB & WHO team up to drive universal health coverage throughout the AP A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Anwar Tells Southeast Asian Nations to Defend Territory against China Malaysian leader Anwar Ibrahim said Southeast Asian nations have to defend their territory amid Beijing’s aggressive […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Regional consensus needed for a ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ The main protagonists behind the ‘free and open Indo-Pacific’ (FOIP) concept are continuing diplomatic efforts to crystallise […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Asian banks on watch with trillion-dollar Libor transition TRILLIONS of dollars globally are priced to Libor, the scandal-tainted benchmark that is due to vanish by end-2021 […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Japan bank and China unicorn to offer Southeast Asia loans Japan’s Aozora Bank will partner with a Chinese financial technology unicorn to develop online loan services […]
Asean morning news Compiled by Stella-maris Ewudolu @stmarisewudolu Dealing with pollution as urbanisation spreads in Asia Bangkok choked for weeks last month as smog filled the air while drones and fire trucks fought to […]