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Singapore adds Bengaluru to its Global Innovation Alliance
14 October 2019
Note: This article was originally published in WION on 14 October 2019. ERIA’s research study on digital economy was featured. Singapore announced the addition of …

ERIA Holds the Annual Symposium with Chinese Academy of Social Science
18 September 2019
Weihai, 17-18 September 2019: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) hold the East Asia Summit and East Asia Cooperation Symposium 2019, …
Strengthening ASEAN’s digital economy
17 June 2019
Note: This article was originally published in The ASEAN Post on 17June 2019. ERIA’s research finding on digital economy was featured. ASEAN is set to …

ERIA Attends the G20 Ministerial Meeting on Trade and Digital Economy
10 June 2019
Tsukuba, 8-9 June 2019: A delegation from the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), headed by the President, Prof Hidetoshi Nishimura, was …

ERIA, IDE-JETRO, and RIETI Hold Roundtable on Digital Economy
07 February 2019
Jakarta. 30 January 2019: The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Institute of Developing Economies Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO), and the …

ERIA Chief Economist Presents at the Seminar on Digital Economy for EAS Members
03 August 2018
Jakarta, 20 June 2018: How can we incorporate the digital economy into development strategies? This was the question that Prof Fukunari Kimura, Chief Economist at …

Zalora CEO: Indonesia can be One of the World’s Largest Digital Economies
31 January 2018
Jakarta, 24 January 2018: Indonesia has the potential to be one of the biggest digital economies in the world, said Anthony Fung, Chief Operating Officer …

Making ASEAN's E-Commerce Landscape Count - Adopting a Value Chain Approach
01 January 2018
Singapore, 2018: Singapore is taking over the chairmanship at a time when there is growing anti-globalisation and anti-trade sentiment around the world. In this …

Emerging Asia poised as e-commerce hub
28 December 2017
Note: This article was originally published in Bangkok Post on 28 December 2017. ERIA's Economist, Dr Lurong Chen, is the author. Over …

Emerging Asia to be the Global Epicentre of E-Commerce by 2025
01 December 2017
By Lurong Chen Over $25 billion in the gross merchandise volume was settled within within 24 hours through Alibaba's online retail marketplaces on this year's …