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ASEAN Economic Outlook: Pushing Growth, Regional Cooperation for a Stronger Pandemic Recovery
28 April 2022
Jakarta/Manila/Singapore, 28 April 2022: Two years since the COVID-19 pandemic, Southeast Asia is showing signs of recovery from it. According to a research by the …

Transposing Lao PDR’s Tariff Reduction Schedule from ASEAN Harmonised Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) 2017 into 2022
22 April 2022
Jakarta, 22 April 2022: ERIA’s Capacity Building Programme and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Lao PDR, co-hosted a technical training workshop on transposing Lao …

ERIA Meets the Government of Indonesia on AFAS Implementation
14 April 2022
Jakarta, 14 April 2022: The ASEAN Framework Agreement on Services (AFAS) is an initiative designed to promote regional integration and the services sector in ASEAN. …

ASEAN Responds to Invasion of Ukraine
01 March 2022
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine that began on Feb 24 offers valuable lessons for the countries in the …

New Pragmatism on the Rise in ASEAN
22 February 2022
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: While the Myanmar quagmire will continue to dominate Asean's agenda under Cambodia and future chairs, one must not …

ERIA President Discusses ASEAN Social and Cultural Community Pillar with the Minister of Education, Youth, and Sport of Cambodia
02 February 2022
Tokyo/Phnom Penh, 2 February 2022: HE Dr Hang Chuon Naron, Minister of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) and Vice-chairman of the Supreme National Economic Council …

ERIA Joins the 25th ASEAN Tourism Ministers' Meeting
19 January 2022
Preah Sihanouk, 19 January 2022: Professor Hidetoshi Nishimura, President of ERIA, virtually attended a hybrid 25th Meeting of the ASEAN Tourism Ministers (25th M-ATM) held …

Cambodia's Chair: Trust and Tasks Ahead
18 January 2022
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: Cambodia's reputation in regional and international affairs has long preceded Prime Minister Hun Sen's recent trip to …

ASEAN's Road to Recovery with Dr Aladdin Rillo | ASEAN Insights Podcast
17 January 2022
In this episode of ASEAN Insights, Dr Aladdin D Rillo, ERIA's Senior Economic Advisor, and ERIA’s Director of Communications and Special Advisor for US-ASEAN …

Digitalisation and COVID-19 Recovery in ASEAN with Dr Lurong Chen | ASEAN Insights Podcast
27 December 2021
Today's ASEAN Insight episode with Dr Lurong Chen, Senior Economist at ERIA, focuses on Digitalisation in ASEAN and the important role it plays in the …