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The World Bank has predicted that the Philippines’ economy will expand 6.7 percent in 2018 and 2019.
Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs has launched a campaign to strengthen security ahead of the 32nd ASEAN Summit that the country will host from April 25-28, especially in the event’s major venues including Istana and Shangri-La hotel.
Myanmar’s new President U Win Myint has pledged to promote changes for the stronger development of the country, believing that the objective could be realised through the pursuit of united strength.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has promised to increase pay for religious counsellors.
Political parties in Thailand on April 17 expressed concerns over the membership verification process for their members, which could not be completed by the end of this month, as required, due to too many public holidays.
The 22nd ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Meeting took place in Singapore on April 4. On the occasion, Jayant Menon from the Asian Development Bank, wrote an article assessing ASEAN’s economic performance.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has been ranked among the top 20 world’s most influential Muslim figures in the annual publication The Muslim 500 published by the Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre based in Jordan.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo convened a cabinet meeting on April 17 to review and evaluate the implementation of national strategic projects in the first quarter of 2018.
ASEAN, the European Union and the United States were the top three trade partners of China, which together accounted for 41.2 percent of the country’s total trade turnover in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Chinese General Administration of Customs (GAC).
Moody’s Investors Service upgraded its credit rating for Indonesia on April 13, praising the country’s central bank and government policies for boosting confidence in the largest economy of Southeast Asia.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China launched a joint laboratory programme on April 12 in order to boost bilateral innovation cooperation.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) projected that Indonesia's economy will grow by 5.3 percent annually in 2018 and 2019 thanks to improving investment and household consumption.
Thai Commerce Minister Sontirat Sontijiwarong left for the UK on April 10 to discuss how both sides can cooperate to promote bilateral trade.
Vietnam joined member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a conference promoting cooperation between the group and India in New Delhi on April 11.
A trade and culture exchange programme among ASEAN member states will take place in Ho Chi Minh City’s September 23 Park from April 18-24.
Vietnam joined nine other ASEAN countries and the bloc’s partners in an ASEAN food festival to enhance cultural exchanges and mobilise funds for impoverished children in the Southeast Asian region.
The Election Commission (EC) of Malaysia said on April 10 that the general election will be held on May 9, in what could be the toughest test of the ruling coalition's 61-year grip on power.
The Royal Malaysian Police (RMP) have arrested 82 gangsters in a nationwide crackdown on organised crime that began in late March.
