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Government Officials Learning from ERIA’s Research on Global Value Chains, Urban Amenities and City Agglomeration
27 January 2023
Jakarta, 27-28 January 2023: East Asia is undergoing a significant structural transformation in global value chain (GVC) activities following the Covid-19 pandemic shock. Whilst it …

International Workshop on Climate change and Agriculture: Analytical Methods and Policy Options
17 January 2023
Coimbatore, 17-19 January 2023: By 2050, food production will need to increase by about 60 percent - or up to 100 percent in developing countries …
2023: a Decisive Year for Indonesia’s Renewable Electricity
17 January 2023
By Dr Alloysius Joko Purwanto, Energy Economist: The second half of 2022 was marked by two important decisions in Indonesia’s energy sector that shall significantly …

Incoming ASEAN chief faces new challenges
12 January 2023
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: An astute scholar of ASEAN from Cambodia, Dr Kao Kim Hourn, has now become the 15th Secretary General …

Signing of Memorandum of Understanding between ERIA and NCGM to Accelerate International Clinical Research in Asia
12 January 2023
Tokyo/Jakarta, 23 December 2022: the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jakarta, and the National Center for Global Health and Medicine (NCGM), …

Indonesia’s Asean chair, continuity with prickly tweaks
11 January 2023
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: After the democratic transformation in the post-Suharto era in the past 25 years, whenever Indonesia has served as …

The Geopolitics of Semiconductors: Yasu Ota in Discussion about his Best-selling Book | ASEAN Insights Podcast
11 January 2023
In this ASEAN Insights episode, Lydia Ruddy, ERIA’s Director of Communications and Special Advisor for US-ASEAN Affairs, discusses with Yasu Ota, Tokyo-based columnist and TV …

Can Indonesia Enable a Green Hydrogen-based Economy?
11 January 2023
By Ms Citra Endah Nur Setyawati, Research Associate and Dr Alloysius Joko Purwanto, Energy Economist: Climate change and the energy transition have made research and …

Philippines, China seek to mend ties
10 January 2023
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: It's not an overstatement to say that the recent visit by Philippines President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr to …

Building Momentum for ERIA’s new Centre for Digital Innovation and Sustainable Economy
10 January 2023
Manila, 10 January 2023: Mr Koji Hachiyama, Chief Operating Officer of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), led an ERIA delegation …