Note: This article was originally published in The Manila Standard on 13 November 2017. ERIA's High-Level Forum On ASEAN@50 was featured.

Still on Asean. Bear with me, folks, we’d probably never get these opportunities again. In fact, by the time you read this, the 31st Asean Summit and the Asean Business and Investment Summit 2017 would have gone underway, but I am getting ahead of myself. These are exciting times for the country as host, in a milestone year at that, and if you cannot catch any of that excitement or pride, well, I’d rather not say.  (Read the full article by using the link above).