Insights

Using RCEP as a Stepping Stone: Working towards Mutual Cooperation for East Asian Integration

Although the political climate in the United States, Britain, and other mature economies has turned…

September 29, 20174 min

Past Events

China’s Rising Influence: Will Singapore and ASEAN need to choose sides?

In an age marked by uncertainty, the world is increasingly looking to China. The ambitious…

September 7, 20172 min

Insights

Beyond FTAs: focusing on NTMs to further aid ASEAN’s trade in goods

At the recently concluded 30th ASEAN Summit, ASEAN leaders reaffirmed the need to increase intra-regional…

August 18, 20174 min

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