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What the ‘Mother of All Trade Deals’ Learned From the India-ASEAN FTA

03 tháng 07. 2026

India has spent the last 16 years paying for its trade deal with ASEAN. The India-EU FTA would not repeat those mistakes

ASEAN And South China Sea Diplomacy At A Crossroads – OpEd

01 tháng 07. 2026

The South China Sea, one of the world’s most contested maritime spaces, continues to draw attention from regional and global actors as they seek to protect and assert their territorial claims and other interests in the region

Global energy investment hits record as ASEAN power grids face strain

01 tháng 07. 2026

Global investment in the energy sector continued to expand, with total investment reaching US$3.3 trillion in 2025, the highest level on record

China Reaffirms Commitment To Advance Asean Development Cooperation

01 tháng 07. 2026

China will continue to strengthen bilateral and multilateral development cooperation with ASEAN to deliver more pragmatic outcomes and promote the building of a closer China-ASEAN community with a shared future, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the ASEAN-China Comprehensive Strategic Partnership

Indonesia’s shrinking skilled workforce rings competitiveness alarm in latest report

01 tháng 07. 2026

In its latest report titled “Indonesia Economic Prospects” published in June, the World Bank highlighted that the country’s decreasing medium- and high-skilled employment has further eroded the supply of jobs capable of supporting middle-class livelihoods

Malaysia: Affordable EV options set to shrink for buyers

01 tháng 07. 2026

New rules governing fully imported electric vehicles (EVs) – which take effect tomorrow – are not expected to trigger immediate price increases, but could gradually narrow choices in the affordable segment before local assembly capacity is fully established

Maybank Indonesia becomes financial conglomeration holding company after shareholder approval

01 tháng 07. 2026

Malayan Banking Bhd's (KL:MAYBANK) 98.52%-owned Indonesian unit, PT Bank Maybank Indonesia Tbk (Maybank Indonesia), has secured shareholder approval to become the operational financial conglomeration holding company for the Maybank Group's businesses in Indonesia

Only the agile will win across ASEAN’s evolving markets

01 tháng 07. 2026

The first move was about leaving China. The second is about designing for the region, not just an individual market