Singapore held an unnecessary general election on 10 July 2020, just after a COVID-19 lockdown as the pandemic continued to run out of control. The choice to move the elections forward from April 2021 has never been properly justified, forming part of a broader pattern where the Singapore government has been trying to deal with the pandemic in a minimalist fashion.
Cambodia’s government has received global accolades for its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The country has recorded a total of 364 COVID-19 cases and no fatalities as of 30 December 2020. But the economic fallout from the severe public health crisis is looming large for Cambodia.
Thailand’s economic performance in the third quarter of 2020 showed promising signs of recovery amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The contraction in GDP fell to 6.4 per cent year-on-year, down from 12 per cent in the second quarter. Signs of recovery in key industries such as electronics and appliances, the automotive sector and plastics are bright spots.
The Asian roundtable discussion, held as part of the Economic Times Global Business Summit Unwired Edition 4.0, involved panelists from six countries - Japan, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and India. The discussion focused on the economic strength of the region, how intra-regional trade and relationships can be further strengthened, how the various governments have responded to Covid-19 and new investment opportunities that startups in the region bring.
Turkey launched Asia Anew initiative in 2019 to improve ties with Asian nations, says Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu
As Brunei Darussalam takes on the ASEAN chairmanship in 2021 after Vietnam with the theme “We Care, We Prepare, We Prosper”, Mr Pengiran Kasmirhan Pengiran Tahir, Ambassador of Brunei to Cambodia, in an exclusive interview with Khmer Times, tells how they will work with fellow ASEAN member states to realise the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.
Singapore’s gross domestic product (GDP) was estimated at minus 5.8 percent last year, the country’s Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) announced on January 4.
The National Single Window (NSW) and ASEAN Single Window (ASW) mechanisms were implemented by the General Department of Customs, ministries, and sectors in line with the spirit of the Government’s Resolution No. 02/NQ-CP, dated January 1, 2020, on the continued realisation of key tasks and solutions to improve the business environment and national competitiveness in 2020.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
