Insights

CLMV countries must go beyond regional integration

Dubbed South-east Asia’s last frontier market, Myanmar has been one of ASEAN’s most high-profile destinations…

July 31, 20174 min

Insights

China’s BRI “White Paper”: ASEAN’s highway to prosperity

On 21 July, Singapore launched the first Belt and Road Multi-Cultural Studies Centre as a…

July 28, 20175 min

Media Coverage

Foreign investors remain upbeat about Myanmar

We held our 2nd ASEAN-Myanmar Forum in Yangon on 28 June 2017, bringing together senior…

June 29, 20172 min

Past Events

2nd ASEAN-Myanmar Forum

Myanmar’s political transition has ushered in a period of change and adjustment over this past…

June 28, 20173 min

Insights

Micro-integration, macro-assertion: ASEAN can use FTA negotiations as showcase for wider ambitions

The US withdrawal from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Trump administration’s desire to pursue…

June 19, 20174 min

Insights

‘Qatarstrophe’: no cause for panic for ASEAN, at least in the short run

Last week, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Egypt and Bahrain severed diplomatic ties…

June 16, 20174 min

Insights

ASEAN must use environmentally sustainable growth strategies to harness economic opportunities

US President Donald Trump’s recent announcement that America will withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord…

June 13, 20173 min

Insights

Promoting inclusive growth strategies for a people-oriented, people-centred ASEAN

As ASEAN celebrates its jubilee anniversary, the grouping is aiming to put people at the…

May 24, 20173 min

Past Events

Asia’s Economic Choices in the New Global Order

What are the prospects for economic growth in Asia? Even as major powers try to…

May 18, 20175 min

Insights

Why does the EU’s recent Resolution on Palm Oil matter to ASEAN?

The European Parliament adopted the Resolution on Palm Oil and Deforestation of Rainforests on 4…

May 12, 20176 min

Commentaries

Commentary: It’s clear what ASEAN’s priority should be for the next 50 years – it’s people

The region must remember that it is a broad community made up of real people,…

May 10, 20177 min

Commentaries

Commentary: ASEAN – Putting a ‘human face’ to an economic community

By Chen Chen Lee and Shangari Kiruppalini The Association of South-east Asian Nations (Asean) held…

May 2, 20177 min