A sharp increase in oil prices, which are now trading at a two-year high above US$60 per barrel for Brent crude, could adversely affect Asian economic growth by stoking inflationary pressure as well as costs in a region where demand has not yet fully recovered. Oil prices hit their highest since early July 2015 as […]
Read MoreWhen the leaders of the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) gather for their 31st summit in the Philippines today, they will also be celebrating “Asean@50” — testimony to Asean’s endurance and durability over five decades, as the longest-running regional grouping of developing countries in the world. A major item on the agenda will […]
Read MoreAsean will have a major presence in India in December and January with government leaders, ministers, top bureaucrats, business executives, investors, artists and others attending a variety of events in Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati and Goa. Seven events are scheduled before the heads of governments congregate in Delhi on Jan 26, India’s 69th Republic Day, for […]
Read MoreWith the inauguration of the “Thailand 4.0” strategy, technical and vocational education and training will be a critical factor towards achievement of goals. We invited human resource development specialist Philip Hayworth to indicate some of his major conclusions following extensive research regarding Thailand’s vocational education environment. Phil Hayworth has been a Journalist, teacher and consultant […]
Read MoreThe Hanoitimes – On sidelines of APEC summit in Da Nang (Vietnam), TPP nations have agreed on the core elements for the trade deal without US “The hardest part is over” The earlier resistance from Canada raised doubt about the trade pace’s fate. A planned meeting of leaders of the 11 countries in the TPP to […]
Read MoreTEMPO.CO, Jakarta – President Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo brought up the issue of digital economy in the first session of the 25th APEC Economic Leaders Meeting in Da Nang on Saturday (11/11). “The governments need to take the right position in facilitating transformation that does not always run smoothly and keep prioritizing inclusive, sustainable development and providing productive employment opportunities,” President said. Jokowi was the fifth […]
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