ASEAN Briefing

With shipments bound for more than 100 countries, Thailand is the 13th largest automotive parts exporter and the sixth largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in the world
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Tokyo sees the TPP, which would have covered 40% of all global trade, as a “gold standard” of trade deals, given its inclusion of provisions not usually found in most trade deals, such as labor standards and governance and transparency…
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SAARC’s members, which essentially comprise the entire Indian sub-continent, include India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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Although some reports identify an upsurge in Singapore’s attractiveness as a financial center and a decline in Hong Kong’s, both are leading destinations that are in many ways complementary to each other.
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Environmental laws are on the agenda in Vietnam after public criticism has put the government on the back foot for failing to protect the environment from industrial pollution.
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Visiting Vietnam to bolster economic ties, President Barack Obama’s visit gives prominence to the achievements being made in the Vietnamese economy.
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Among the 13 indicators used in the rankings to measure performance are teaching quality, industry outcomes, citations, and international outlook.
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The Chinese Central Bank has announced significant regulatory change to the operation of online payments, widely affecting service providers and their millions of users in China.
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Indonesia has announced its intention to propose a regional minimum wage for ASEAN during a recent World Economic Forum
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There are over 320 million smokers in China, making it the world’s largest producer and consumer of tobacco products. While the Middle Kingdom comprises about 20 percent of the world’s population, it is responsible for 45 percent of all…
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Singapore is ASEAN’s most developed economy and offers a wide range of investment opportunities for companies seeking to tap into the city state’s rich pool of talent and extensive global trade networks.
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As internet penetration rates continue to rise in Southeast Asia, ASEAN grows more interconnected by the day.
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