Ongoing negotiations toward an ASEAN-led mega trade deal will benefit South Korea by opening doors to new export markets

SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha vowed Tuesday to push for greater Asean connectivity while highlighting Thailand's efforts to ease regulatory processes that could impede the digital and innovation economy to attract businesses and investors.

Asean members have agreed on three trade pacts on Monday during the 33rd Asean Summit in Singapore, including the landmark Asean Agreement on E-Commerce.

The Commerce Ministry wants to promote coordination of economic development between countries of the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) and China, aiming to attract more Chinese investment and a cushion against impact from the Sino-US trade row.

When addressing Southeast Asian states as “ASEAN,” foreign investors are often inclined to overlook the individual econo

While global investors have been flocking to the lucrative Southeast Asian market in search of sustainable growth opport

Around 200 attendees from political, business and academic circles on Tuesday shared views on the significance of econom

Amid South Korea’s increasing pivot toward the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, foreign diplomats from the region

Thai Beverage Plc (ThaiBev), Thailand's biggest drinks company, yesterday announced plans to reshuffle its management structure as it looks to support growth in the beer business in Asean.

MANILA: Japan's leading snack-food maker Calbee Inc has pulled out of a potato chip joint venture in the Philippines due to a snowballing loss since its entry into the emerging economy.

The Digital Economy and Society (DE) Ministry plans to hold Digital Thailand Big Bang 2019 under the theme Asean Connectivity, reflecting a broad range of cooperation in the region, in line with Thailand chairing Asean next year.

Local businesses are in line for greater investment opportunities in Asean after the Asean Economic Ministers (AEM) on Wednesday signed two agreements to remove barriers to goods and services trade within the bloc.

South Korea’s trade minister will be attending key economic meetings with his counterparts in Southeast Asian countries

LEADERSHIP Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, has said Nigeria will expand its joint commissions with the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries to include a cultural framework. This, he said, will enable Nigeria maximize her cultural exchange potentials with the region. Onyeama made this known at the commemoration ...

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu met ambassadors of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in capital Ankara on July 29 ahead of a summit in Singapore.

Non è più un optional, ma è diventata una vera necessità quella di diversificare sempre più l'export rispetto ai tradizionali Paesi-partner avanzati di sbocco, in direzione delle aree...

The state-owned Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa) on Friday launched an accelerator programme meant to help startups capitalise on the vast size of the Asean market.

Senior Asean officials are scheduled to meet in Singapore during July 6-11 to discuss joint development of e-commerce to facilitate digital business and consumer protection for cross-border online purchases among member states.

Southeast Asia can offer market and business opportunities to South Korea with its young, digitally connected and growin

Thailand's monetary policy is expected to remain accommodative until year-end, given that high foreign reserves and subdued inflation provide the policy space, says the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (Amro).