Vivian Balakrishnan, Singapore’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and 2018 chair of ASEAN, tells journalists that to understand the bloc’s history and challenges, it is important to examine the external environment and strategic forces that have shaped it over the last 50 years.
Innovation is likely to be a major theme not only for Singapore’s economic transformation, but also for the country’s cooperation with China and the broader region, said Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on Sunday (Nov 26).
Around 20 government agencies are expected to go online under the Asean Single Window platform in the first half of 2018 to improve the business climate in the country, the Department of Finance said Thursday.
In the Ramayana epic so popular as a dance form across South-east Asia, the god-king Rama's staunchest ally in battle is Hanuman, a creature of extraordinary strength and heroic initiative.
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed government agencies to scrap or start easing barriers that foreigners face in multiple business and employment sectors, part of moves to liberalise an economy long criticised as restrictive.
Japan, China, South Korea and member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have emphasized the need to pursue an open trading system for the region to allow sustainable growth of trade and investments.
On the sidelines of last week’s Asean Summit in Manila, leaders signed a new pact on migrant workers.
An estimated US$2.1 trillion of infrastructure investment is required across ASEAN but current budgets will cover only US$910 million.
<p>Time: November 2025<br /> By: WTO and International Trade Group, Legal Department – VCCI</p>
