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ASEAN in the Global Semiconductor Race
25 September 2023
By Dr Lili Yan Ing, Secretary General of International Economic Association (IEA) and ERIA's Lead Advisor, Southeast Asia Region, and Ms Ivana Markus, Research Associate: …

Inclusion for all: Why People with Disability Matter for the ASEAN Digital Economy
13 September 2023
By Mr Nicola Crosta (Impact46), Dr Giulia Ajmone Marsan, and Ms Lina Maulidina (Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia): According to World Health …

India’s G20 Summit: Can it Be a Catalyst for Steering a New Global Order?
09 September 2023
By Dr Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Director of Research Strategy and Innovation: The G20 Summit in New Delhi over the weekend is poised to bring a fractured …

ASEAN Summit Forges Fresh Strategies
05 September 2023
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: With its theme 'ASEAN Matters: Epicentrum of economic growth', the Indonesian chair has raised the ASEAN playing field …

Viet Nam in 'Northeast' Asian History – 'Resonance and Empathy' Between Japan and Viet Nam
05 September 2023
By Ambassador of Japan to Viet Nam, Takio Yamada Introduction This year, Japan and Viet Nam are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of …

What Kind of Indo-Pacific? It is for ASEAN to Ensure
04 September 2023
By Ms Anita Prakash, Senior Policy Advisor for International Economic Cooperation ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific Architecture The evolving economic architecture in the Indo-Pacific …

Which Way Pheu Thai-led Diplomacy?
29 August 2023
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: Without being labelled as an autocratic regime, the diplomatic posture of the incoming government under Prime Minister Srettha …

Deepening of Thai-US Economic Links
22 August 2023
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: During the last three months of the caretaker government, there have been unexpected and extraordinary movements in Thailand-US …

ASEAN Mapping Out a Vision for 2045
15 August 2023
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: Regional experts and scholars have been busy squeezing their brains to draft ASEAN's vision for the next two …

Lessons from Hun Sen's Cambodia
08 August 2023
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: If international relations experts and scholars want to study a small state's diplomatic manoeuvres amid the ever-changing geopolitical …