AEC/Asean Economic Community

Asean can fend off protectionism blow by boosting integration: Singapore Business Federation chief

Singapore Business Federation chief executive Kok Ping Soon said the tools are all there and the opportunity for collective action has never been greater.

News analysis

New leaders ignite buzz at Asean Summits – in more ways than one

PM Lawrence Wong meeting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on the sidelines of the Asean Summits in Laos.

The Global South: A new North Star

Currently, the EU, which makes up around 5 per cent of the world’s population, is over-represented in most global organisations, says the writer, commanding 40 per cent of the five permanent seats in the UN Security Council (above).

Trash to treasure: A vision of no waste in South-east Asia

Around the world and within Asean, waste disposal rates are rising while materials and resource recovery lags targets.

Work/Life: Is my lunch safe as Asean prospers?

Work/ Life

Is our lunch safe as Asean prospers?

AEC working on helping SMEs, removing non-tariff barriers: Lim Hng Kiang

Asean launches economic bloc, but analysts sceptical

Plan for free skies in Asean hits bump, with two countries yet to ratify deal

Planes at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport. The Philippines has removed restrictions from all cities except its capital Manila, while Indonesia has opened up only Jakarta. The other eight Asean countries, including Singapore, have lifted a

Expats in Asia-Pacific, including Singapore, highest paid in the world: HSBC

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