With the rules guiding the Asean Economic Community (AEC) seemingly favourable to the business community, what should the Asean workforce expect in return for their movements within the community? There are fears the unsuspecting public might fall victim to their own obscurity on their rights within the AEC framework. To begin with, the business community […]
Read MoreNEW DELHI (DataLEADS/ANN) – China attracts the highest number of tourists in the region with a record number of inflow of 59.27 million people in the year 2016. South East Asian region receives the highest number of travellers with China topping the list, according to the World Tourism Organisation report. Tourism has been one of […]
Read MoreZhangjiajie, China―China’s Belt and Road Initiative will release 10 billion renminbi or $1.5 billion next month to finance development projects in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, including the Philippines.The amount is a part of the initial 50 billion renminbi or about $7.2 billion in funding that China is making available to countries covered by the […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE – South-east Asian financial regulators have agreed to allow cross-border investment advisory services and to set standards for social and sustainability bonds, according to announcements from the Asean Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) in Singapore. The forum has launched a framework to facilitate cross-border movement of investment advisers to give investors within the Asean member countries greater access to […]
Read MoreEconomists in Southeast Asia have lowered their growth projections as the U.S.-China trade war heats up and emerging markets face deepening turmoil, a new survey shows. The 2018 growth forecast for the five biggest Association of Southeast Asian Nations economies — Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand — was cut by 0.1 of a percentage point […]
Read MoreNDO – At the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will attend the ASEAN Leaders’ Gathering (ALG) on the occasion of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – World Bank (WB) in Bali and visit Indonesia from October 11 to 12. The Vietnamese leader’s visit aims to […]
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