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ERIA and ASEAN-BAC Sign MoU to Boost ASEAN Economic Integration
03 September 2023
Jakarta, 3 September 2023: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) have officially signed a …

Rising S Korea Deepens Ties with ASEAN
20 September 2022
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: To witness the dynamism of South Korea's rise and its relationship with ASEAN and each bloc member, it …

Bolstering Thailand-India ties at 75
30 August 2022
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: Thailand and India have taken seven-and-a-half decades to transform their close historical and cultural ties into a more …

ERIA President Discusses ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Pillar with the Minister of Commerce of Cambodia
23 March 2022
Jakarta, 23 March 2022, H.E. PAN Sorasak, Minister of Commerce (MOC), Cambodia, and Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura, President of the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and …

ERIA Participates in the 53rd ASEAN Economic Ministers’ and Related Meetings
15 September 2021
Jakarta, 8-15 September 2021: The 53rd ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting, the 9th East Asia Summit (EAS) Economic Ministers’ Meeting (EMM) and other related meetings …

Micro-level Analysis Key to Understanding ASEAN Integration
26 November 2019
Jakarta, 26 November 2019: Analysis at micro-level, such as firms’ and workers’ behaviour and adjustments within individual member states could improve understanding about the dynamics …

Prof Peter Drysdale: RCEP as Alternative Course to Avoid Protectionism
25 September 2017
Amidst the growing trend of protectionism in the industrial world, ASEAN must offer an alternative course towards regional reform and liberalisation through the Regional Comprehensive …

Article - AEC a catalyst for reform in Vietnam
06 August 2017
Note: This article was originally published in The Vietnam Net on 06 August 2017. ERIA was featured. Economically, ASEAN has moved from a less …

Article - ASEAN Economic Community - Opportunities and Challenges
01 August 2017
Note: This article was originally published in The Nhan Dan on 01 August 2017. ERIA was featured. Nearly 200 delegates from home and …

ERIA Experts Discuss ASEAN Integration with Viet Nam PM and DPM
21 July 2017
A delegation of experts from the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) led by ERIA President, Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura, paid a courtesy …

Article - VN firms yet to get the hang of AEC
20 July 2017
Note: This article was originally published in The Vietnam Net on 18 July 2017. ERIA was featured. The seminar, titled “50 years of ASEAN: …

Article - Conference talks AEC opportunities for Vietnamese businesses
19 July 2017
Note: This article was originally published in The Vietnam Plus on 18 July 2017. ERIA was featured. “ASEAN at 50: ASEAN Economic Community and …

Article - Giao lưu kết nối các doanh nghiệp AEC
19 July 2017
Note: This article was originally published in The Gioi & Viet Nam on 18 July 2017. ERIA was featured. …

Article - Deputy PM discusses problems facing ASEAN Economic Community
18 July 2017
Note: This article was originally published in the Vietnam Plus on 18 July 2017. ERIA was featured. Deputy Prime Minister Vuong Dinh Hue discussed problems …

Article - Will 2025 be the final deadline for the ASEAN Economic Community?
14 July 2017
Note: This article was originally published in the Asia Pathways - ADBI on 14July 2017. Non-Tariff Measures in ASEAN by Lili Yan Ing was featured. …

PLE Discusses ERIA's Role with ASEAN Economic Ministers
25 April 2017
The Parliamentary League (PLE) for the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) organised a breakfast meeting with ASEAN Economic Ministers on 7 …

ERIA Engagement at the 5th ASEAN EU Business Summit
14 March 2017
While government leaders from the European Union and the Association for South East Asian Nations decided to resume free trade talks at a ministers meeting …

Moving to AEC 2015: Cambodia's Challenges
20 January 2015
Phnom Penh--ERIA together with Ministry of Commerce, Cambodia organized the "ERIA Capacity Building Seminar in Cambodia - Remaining Challenge for ASEAN Economic Community 2015". H.E. …

ERIA promotes Lao Capacity to engage AEC beyond 2015
02 December 2014
Vientiane-- Lao PDR is upbeat for the future economic integration with the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) with a scorecard of 85.1 per cent above the …

ASEAN Challenges: More Competitive and Less Poverty
14 November 2014
ASEAN needs to improve competitiveness and closing gap of income inequality to make the grouping more responsive and dynamic to generate further economic growth and …