The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meetings and related events, will take place in the central coastal city of Da Nang during the APEC Week 2017 in November. The prestigious international gatherings are expected to enhance the city’s standing as an up and coming business and tourism center.
Asean will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year as a momentous milestone for the region after five decades of success and achievements. This remarkable year will be led by the Philippines as the new ASEAN chair country.
After launching in November 2015, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN Community now has to focus on increasing regional integration across all its three pillars: the ASEAN Economic Community; the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community; and the ASEAN Political-Security Community.
United Overseas Bank (M) Bhd foresees foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into Asean to surpass China for the first time this year, after falling behind for over a decade.
Representatives from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) gathered in Lao capital Vientiane on Tuesday for the 52nd Asean Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC).
South Korea and Southeast Asian countries agreed to speed up negotiations to upgrade their free trade agreement, Seoul's trade ministry said Tuesday, amid rising fears over trade protectionism.
Regional success stories point the way, but the junta government has been a slow learner so far
The regionalisation of the 10 ASEAN capital markets have become even more important now in the wake of recent global events such as the United Kingdom’s surprise decision to exit the European Union as well as the United States’ increasingly populist stance.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
