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APEN "Only One" SME Mission in Vietnam was Carried Out
21 December 2011
Asia Professional Education Network (APEN) "Only One" Small Medium Enterprises (SME) Mission in Vietnam was conducted on December 19-21, 2011 in Hanoi. It was led …

APEN "Only One" SME Mission in Cambodia was Carried Out
17 January 2013
Asia Professional Education Network (APEN) "Only One" Small Medium Enterprises (SME) Mission in Cambodia was conducted on January 13-16, 2013 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It …

APEN "Only One" SME Mission in Lao PDR was Carried Out
06 March 2014
Vientiane, Lao PDR - March 2-5 , 2014: Asia Professional Education Network (APEN) "Only One" Small Medium Enterprises (SME) Mission in Lao PDR was conducted …

Promoting Innovation
04 April 2016
By Yasushi Ueki Fostering self-motivated people is fundamental in promoting innovation. Recently ASEAN member states (AMS) put more emphasis on engineering and science to promote …

Lao PDR at the Crossroads: Industrial Development Strategies 2016-2030
07 April 2016
Future strategies for the industrialisation of Lao PDR were discussed at a one-day National Policy Dialogue on Wednesday, 30 March, at the Lao Plaza Meeting …

Globalisation and Wage Inequality
04 July 2016
By Dionisius Narjoko Two important economic trends have emerged during the past few decades: rapid globalisation and increasing wage inequality. Developing countries, in particular, have …

China's Trade Expansion: A Friend or a Foe for ASEAN Countries?
30 November 2016
By Rahmasari Istiandari The rapidly changing dynamics of global trade has prompted countries to continuously examine their roles in international trade, considering the fact that …

INSIGHT: Trump's Economic Policy and Impact on Indonesian Economy
13 December 2016
By Lili Yan Ing There are many questions about United States president-elect Donald Trump's economic policy and how it will affect the Indonesian economy. Although …

Accelerate the RCEP to Consolidate Asian Regional Integration
02 January 2017
By Lurong Chen There have been many statements in the media lately about the impact of the United States election on Asia, and specifically …

As the World Turns Away from Globalisation, How Should ASEAN Respond?
05 January 2017
By Lili Yan Ing After close to 70 years of trade liberalisation, a series of recent events (among others, Brexit in the U.K. and Donald …