The Asean Economic Community (AEC) presents new opportunities for Laos PDR, but it also underlines significant challenges. Laos has long been a country of promise given its resources and geographic proximity to China and other […]
Malaysia ended its chairmanship of Asean as the grouping announced the establishment of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) in November 2015. The AEC intends to create a single market across the Asean region by standardising economic […]
As the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) takes steps toward implementing the Asean Economic Community (AEC) by the end of 2015, they should be cognisant that the paths towards economic integration and sustainable Asean […]
The Asean Economic Community (AEC) will officially commence at 00:01 on January 1, 2016 after the heads of Asean member states today, Sunday November 22, 2015, signed the 2015 Kuala Lumpur Declaration on the Establishment […]
The idea seems simple enough. Gather a small group of social-media savvy journalists from across Asean and get them to illustrate the letters of the association’s acronym through pictures and words in accordance with what […]
Strategically located between Bangkok and Saigon, Phnom Penh is at the centre of the East-West corridor between two of the regions major regional trading hubs. With an open door policy on foreign domestic investment (FDI) […]
The latest revision to regional GDP forecasts by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) sees Vietnam overtaking the Philippines as the fastest growing economy in Asean with Vietnam 2015 GDP forecast at 6.5 per cent, with […]
British Prime Minister David Cameron wrapped up his July visit aimed at boosting trade ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) at a time when the organisation itself is in the countdown to […]
The 48th annual Asean Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 48) and a host of allied Asean meetings got underway today, August 4, 2015, in Kuala Lumpur following two days of intense talks between senior public servants […]
The Asean Economic Community (AEC) is set to begin at the end of 2015. It is a significant step forward and could be a crucial turning point for Asean. But without a strong central authority […]
The AEC is coming. In just a few months some eight years of planning will miraculously fall into place and the eighth largest economic block in the world will come together. Get ready for the […]