NADI, Fiji: The Asean+3 (China, Japan and South Korea) economies need to build more capacity and connectivity to take full advantage of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and sustain growth in the new economic order, according to the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (Amro).

MANILA: Toyota Motor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd on Wednesday said it sees a 4% to 5% growth in sales of its electric vehicles in four main hybrid markets in Asia, buoyed by strong sales of such vehicle type in Thailand.

Thailand and Asean can benefit from the US-China trade war in the mid to long term, say academics and tech analysts who believe Thailand presents an attractive site for factory relocation from China.

TO-ASEAN BUSINESS DAYS  La Camera di Commercio di Torino e il Dipartimento di Culture, Politica e Società dell’Università degli Studi di Torino con T.wai - Torino World Affairs Institute come partner scientifico organizzano il 17 e 18 giugno a Torino i TO-ASEAN Business Days, un’iniziativa...

Southeast Asian stocks closed lower on Monday after US President Donald Trump threatened to hike tariffs on Chinese goods this week, rekindling trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, with Singapore leading the losses in the region.

The finance chiefs of 13 Asian countries, including South Korea, on Thursday agreed on a preliminary framework to streng

Bank of Korea Gov. Lee Ju-yeol departed for Fiji on Monday to take part in a meeting of finance ministers and central ba

Asean Economic Ministers signed two vital agreements on Tuesday on services and investment, aiming to attract more foreign investors to lift the region's economic growth.

CHIANG RAI: Singapore and other Southeast Asian economies are poised to remain resilient in the face of increasingly dour signs on the global economy, Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat said.

The Bank of Thailand is studying an expansion of its collaboration in local currency to intra-Asean direct investment, apart from existing trade settlement.

An Asiawide free trade deal involving 16 countries will likely be concluded in November at a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to ...

CHIANG RAI: Talks on the long-delayed 16-country trade pact that includes Asean and China are expected to be finalised it this year, Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong said on Friday.

The 10 Asean member states plan to adopt the national single window system this year to facilitate regional customs payment and reduce trade barriers, says the Finance Ministry's Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).

Toshiba Infrastructure Systems & Solutions Corp.’s Indian arm has begun building one of the largest sewage treatment facilities in the Manila area in partnership with ...

Asean finance ministers are set to sign the eighth protocol at the upcoming meeting in Thailand, sealing a pact that will let indigenous asset management companies in one country hold entire stakes in firms operating the same business in other countries in the region.

A working group to study new issues related to intellectual property, labour, environment, and e-commerce is being set up by Asean, as the bloc is revving up new free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations with non-Asean partners.

MANILA: The Philippines on Wednesday cut its 2019 GDP growth target to 6-7%, from 7-8%, citing a delay in final legislative approval of the budget, and the economic planning chief said growth might fall to below 5%.

The Asean Economic Ministers' (AEM) Retreat is expected to see the signing of two vital agreements: the Asean Trade in Services Agreement (Atisa) and the fourth protocol to amend the Asean Comprehensive Investment Agreement (Acia).

Experts are urging Thailand to use its position as Asean chair to push for further economic integration within the region and reduce the negative impacts of the US-China trade war by speeding up the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations.