Ageing trees show a crisis looms for the world’s everything oil
As oil palms approach their commercial lifespan of a quarter-century, they provide less of the versatile edible oil, used in everything from ice cream to cosmetics and fuel.
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Southeast Asian nations face power connectivity challenges
According to a report, Southeast Asia must retire more than 5 gigawatts of coal-fired power plant capacity annually over the next two decades to phase out the fossil fuel in the…
ASEAN information and media gears up for digital era
At the meeting, ASEAN ministers also called for regional co-operation with all relevant stakeholders to promote the social responsibility of cross border digital media platforms…
China, ASEAN increase science, technology and innovation co-op
“Both sides underscored key sectors such as chip and 5G technology, electric vehicles, the Belt and Road Initiative, and industrial machinery and software, among others,” said…
ASEAN sec-gen calls for Chinese digital finance, aviation co-op
ASEAN secretary-general Kao Kim Hourn also encouraged the business community to play a role in enhancing collaboration between the Southeast Asian nations and the world’s…
Several ASEAN air force chiefs skip Myanmar meeting
The snub came after ASEAN accused the Myanmar junta last week of ignoring a peace plan agreed with the bloc to end violence sparked by the military regime's coup.
ASEAN-China bonds set to strengthen
ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn said that media reports of disagreements between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China over the South China Sea were simply…
The Asean Summit and Asean’s future
On the back of the high expectations toward Indonesia’s ASEAN chairmanship, the summit had to deal with the unresolved crisis in Myanmar and the heightening tension in the South…
ASEAN, China seen as epicenter of global growth
Analysts point to the region’s growing population, rising investments, and technological advancement as factors in Asean's global role.
Indonesia closes ASEAN Summit with mixed record
Among Asean’s most intractable problems are the continuing military crisis in Myanmar and the regional fallout of the geopolitical rivalry between the United States and China.