“Thailand’s Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI) has unveiled the ‘Siam Silica Framework’, a comprehensive roadmap to […]
Thailand unveils ‘Siam Silica’ plan to drive regional chip hub Read Post »
ASEAN, Indo-Pacific News, Technology, Thailand“The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF), which includes 14 countries such as Japan, US, South Korea and Vietnam, brought
FTAs evolve into economic security agreements Read Post »
ASEAN, China, Indo-Pacific News, Trade“The government is ready to assess appropriate forms of cooperation should the Sabah state government wish to spearhead the state’s
Malaysia: Gov’t open to cooperation on Sabah SEZ Read Post »
ASEAN, Indo-Pacific News, Malaysia, SEZ“While much of the regional attention remains focused on larger ASEAN markets such as Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore, Cambodia has
As the United States celebrates its 250th anniversary, the U.S. Mission to ASEAN (USASEAN) announces an open competition to implement
“Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will hold a commemorative summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia
Leaders of ASEAN member states to meet with Putin at June summit in Russia Read Post »
ASEAN, Geopolitics, Indo-Pacific News, Russia“Across the Mekong region, a large share of cross-border commerce no longer moves primarily through traditional bank-to-bank SWIFT transfers. Instead,
The financial networks behind Mekong trade Read Post »
ASEAN, Finance, Indo-Pacific News, Thailand“The programme establishes sector-specific localisation targets by 2030, including 25–30 per cent for electronics, 40 per cent for mechanical engineering
Vietnam launches 2026–2035 programme to strengthen supporting industries Read Post »
ASEAN, Indo-Pacific News, Infrastructure, Vietnam“With a projected compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 13.2 per cent between 2024 and 2029, the region’s e-commerce growth
South-east Asia’s e-commerce market to hit nearly US$290 billion by 2029 Read Post »
ASEAN, Digital economy, India, Indo-Pacific News“The Chinese government said Thursday that the yuan cross-border settlements with ASEAN had almost doubled, reaching almost $1.3 trillion in
No More Dollar: China-ASEAN Cross-Border Yuan Use Nears $1.3 Trillion Read Post »
ASEAN, China, Finance, Indo-Pacific News“The Middle East accounts for approximately 19 per cent of global exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG), 29 per cent
Securing ASEAN’s Food Resilience Amidst the Middle East Conflict Read Post »
ASEAN, Food security, Indo-Pacific News, Middle East“Conceptually, the AGTF [ASEAN Geoeconomics Task Force] performs three interrelated functions for ASEAN. First, it operates as a regional risk-mapping
Adapting the ASEAN Geoeconomics Task Force: From Assessment to Action Read Post »
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