China’s digital trade with Betl and Road countries robust: Report
BEIJING, Sep 9, 2020, Xinhua. China’s digital trade with countries along the Belt and Road…
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Southeast Asia’s GDP growth to contract by 4.2 per cent in 2020: ICAEW
SINGAPORE, Sep 7, 2020, BT. Recovery prospects look brightest for Vietnam, according to the latest…
Trip to Asian, European countries produces key consensus: Senior Chinese diplomat
BEIJING, Sep 6, 2020, Xinhua. Senior Chinese official Yang Jiechi has said that his visits…
Cambodia to host Seas of East Asia general assembly in 2021
PHNOM PENH, Sep 5, 2020, Khmer Times. Cambodia will host a general assembly of the…
[Analytics] India gains nothing from an ‘Asian NATO’
If you are of two minds about the foreign-policy orientations of the Indian government, what…
[Analytics] A role for ASEAN on the Korean Peninsula?
ASEAN–South Korea relations have grown substantially since President Moon Jae-in’s launch of the New Southern…
Thailand sees the Philippines as ‘important’ Asean family member, not rival
MANILA, Aug 29, 2020, PNA. Thailand considers the Philippines as an “important” family member of…
[Analytics] A China management strategy with ASEAN at its centre
China may be misreading the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to cover ground on some…
ASEAN can be key player as companies flee China: Economists
PETALING JAYA, Aug 28, 2020, FMT. Economists from around Southeast Asia believe that Asean can…
[Analytics] The Eurasian Century has already begun
In 1997, Zbigniew Brzezinski wrote: “Eurasia is the axial supercontinent … It is imperative that…
[Analytics] Singapore’s energy security dilemma
Estimated to cost approximately AU$22 billion (US$16 billion), the Australia–ASEAN Power Link (AAPL) envisions connecting…
Beijing sends its top diplomat to Singapore and South Korea amid US tensions
BEIJING, Aug 19, 2020, SCMP. China’s top diplomat will visit Singapore and South Korea later…