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ASEAN to sign MOU allowing smaller vessels to travel in region’s waters

DAVAO CITY — Transport ministers of the 10-country Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) will sign next month a memorandum of understanding (MOU), allowing non-conventional size ships, including wooden boats, to cross the maritime borders of the countries within the region, Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) Executive Director Romeo Montenegro. Montenegro said that all 5-tonnage boats […]

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Meeting the challenges

Countries in East Asia-Pacific have been advised to better prepare themselves for disasters following the earthquakes in Indonesia last month.  The annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank that took place earlier this month in Bali were held at an unfortunate time as Indonesia was just hit with two major disasters.  The […]

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ASEAN urges deeper economic integration with China

MANILA, Philippines — Prospects for a broader and deeper integration between ASEAN economies and China in the coming decades are “bright” as these countries complement each other in their economic goals, according to a new report by the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO). In a report titled “China’s Reform and Opening-Up Experiences, Prospects and Implications […]

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New competitiveness index ranks Asian countries

The World Economic Forum has released the latest version of its Global Competitiveness Index which saw differing fortunes for longstanding Asian giants. The 2018 edition of the World Economic Forum’s competitiveness Index saw China slip down in the rankings on the back of a slowing macroeconomic situation and longstanding barriers within the Chinese work force. […]

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