The ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME), on January 25, launched the ASEAN Access MATCH – a business matching platform – in a bid to step up trade within and beyond the region.
The ASEAN+3 region will remain resilient in 2022 in face of new challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economy, according to the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO).
Thailand is planning major infrastructure projects worth 1.49 trillion THB (45.16 billion USD) this year to improve its land, sea, and air connectivity.
The inflation rate in Laos in December was higher than any other months in 2021, climbing to 5.3 percent, directly impacting the cost of living in the country.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has reaffirmed the importance of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)’s five-point consensus on Myanmar, during his phone talks with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen.
The UK’s Standard Chartered Bank on January 21 estimated that the Philippines’ economic growth reached 5 percent in 2021 and will rise to 7.5 percent in 2022.
The Office of the Lao Prime Minister on January 20 asked authorities to consider loosening several COVID-19 prevention and control measures, including entry restrictions.
Ambassadors and representatives of six countries in the ASEAN Committee in Prague (ACP) presented foodstuff to the Czech Federation of Food Banks on January 20.
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn and Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening ASEAN's centrality, unity and resilience.
The ASEAN-Korea Centre, in coordination with the International Contractors Association of Korea (ICAK), will hold the 9th ASEAN Connectivity Forum on 18-19 January, aiming to further promote mutually beneficial economic partnership.
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen met with Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Lim Jock Hoi to discuss regional issues in Phnom Penh on January 17.
Malaysia’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth is projected at 6.2 percent in 2022, buoyed by its vaccination accomplishments, according to Standard Chartered’s ASEAN and South Asia chief economist Edward Lee.
Along with the goal of escaping the middle class trap in the medium and long terms, Indonesia needs structural reform that are key to the success of a sustainable economic transition, according to Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto.
Cambodia on January 12 announced the postponement of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat scheduled for January 18-19 in Siem Reap in the in-person format.
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has introduced the new SHA Extra Plus certification, with a new tier guaranteeing the highest practice for the health and safety of guests, with an enhanced protocol against the spread of COVID-19.
