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Asean launches talks on $2.7 trillion digital economy pact to drive more seamless trade

The development of the widely anticipated framework agreement comes after the bloc met in Semarang in Central Java in August to endorse a study on the Asean Digital Economy…

  • Published: September 4, 20239:00 am
  • Author Hariz Baharudin
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Hun Manet set to make international debut at 43rd ASEAN Summit

According to a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Manet will be accompanied by Cambodia’s deputy prime ministers, ministers, prominent government officials, and…

  • Published: September 4, 20238:59 am
  • Author Samban Chandara
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ASEAN toughen up on transnational crime

The meeting welcomed the adoption of six work plans on cooperation to combat transnational crime, as well as the Labuan Bajo declaration on improving law enforcement cooperation.

  • Published: August 31, 20238:20 am
  • Author Ry Sochan
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ASEAN delays road map for regional power grid

Energy demand in Southeast Asia is set to grow by around 3 per cent per year until 2030, with 75 per cent of the increased demand projected to be met by fossil fuels.

  • Published: August 30, 20238:24 am
  • Author Divya Karyza
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ASEAN finance leaders reaffirm commitment to continued fiscal stability

A statement issued after the meeting also reiterated the need for the bloc’s financial processes to address new developments in a systemic way, with solutions that would support…

  • Published: August 29, 20238:08 am
  • Author Ry Sochan
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Indonesia’s protectionism may stand in way of ASEAN digital economy pact

ASEAN’s digital economy is projected to triple to almost US$1 trillion by the end of 2030 through the natural adoption of digital technologies.

  • Published: August 29, 20238:07 am
  • Author Deni Ghifari
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Expo to reinforce China-ASEAN business ties

This year, the expo will attract nearly 1,700 companies from more than 40 countries to participate, with the international exhibition section accounting for over 30 per cent of…

  • Published: August 28, 20235:12 pm
  • Author Zhu Wenqian
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ASEAN braces for risks of ‘deglobalization’

Inflation rates in several member states were also expected to remain high due to elevated input prices, increased demand for services and continued currency pressures.

  • Published: August 28, 20235:11 pm
  • Author Aditya Hadi
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ASEAN pitches itself as open for business with any country

Deputy ASEAN secretary-general Satvinder Singh said that ASEAN had always had very strong relationships with all the large powers of the world, despite current tensions.

  • Published: August 24, 20238:23 am
  • Author Deni Ghifari
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Japan, ASEAN to cooperate on recycling rare metals in ‘urban mines’

The aim is to build a system to circulate resources in Southeast Asian countries and diversify Japan’s suppliers, by utilising used electronic devices, which contain copper and…

  • Published: August 24, 20238:22 am
  • Author The Yomiuri Shimbun

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