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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 …

Invest in Ageing Populations Key to Sustainable Growth in the Asia Pacific
25 August 2017
One of the key challenges faced by the Asia Pacific region is rapid population ageing, which will pose economic challenges as well as trigger various …

Solar Power for Poor Rural Households in ASEAN: Lessons from Cambodia
30 June 2017
By Han Phoumin In an innovative initiative to increase access to electrical power, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has adopted a rural electrification master …

The Next Revolution of Energy: Energy as Services
30 May 2017
By Yanfei Li Modern life can be characterized as a constant quest for energy. We make it a daily routine to refill our gas tanks, …

Propelling ASEAN towards Clean Coal Technology
11 May 2017
By Han Phoumin Coal, the most abundant and reliable energy resource, will continue to be the dominant energy source in power generation to meet the …

ERIA and CSIS Hold Private Discussion with Prof Richard Baldwin
09 May 2017
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) held a private discussion on 2 …

Thein Sein Recalls Myanmar's Reform Process
17 January 2017
Editor's note: This article was originally published in Asia Nikkei on 17 January 2017. ERIA was mentioned as presenter of the Third Asia Cosmopolitan Awards. …

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 …

SME Development and Innovation Crucial for Sustainable Growth
14 September 2013
Bandar Seri Begawan - 14 September, 2013: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) together with Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) and Harvard University …