Opinions

Breaking the Green Ceiling: Women Entrepreneurship in the ASEAN Green Economy
27 June 2023
In this article, Giulia Ajmone Marsan (Strategy and Partnership Director) and Rubeena Singh (External Consultant) from Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) …

Southeast Asia’s Tech Industry Goes from a Gallop to a Canter
30 December 2022
By Giulia Ajmone Marsan, Strategy and Partnership Director: After a couple of years of spectacular growth, tech start-ups and tech giants alike are now facing …

ASEAN's International Status is Rising
27 December 2022
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: It might sound pompous to keep stating the strategic importance of Southeast Asia over the past year due …

Aussie Ties Out of the Woods, Raring To Go
27 September 2022
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: 'Thais that bind: secret mission ends Aussie's torment," read the front page headline of The Australian on Nov …

Rising S Korea Deepens Ties with ASEAN
20 September 2022
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: To witness the dynamism of South Korea's rise and its relationship with ASEAN and each bloc member, it …

SE Asia to Host Big Powers in November
13 September 2022
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: For a 10-day period in the second week of November, the world's attention will be focused singularly on …
Upcoming AMM Facing Uphill Tasks
26 July 2022
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: The ASEAN Foreign Ministerial Meeting (AMM) next week will be a test of its centrality and relevancy …

India and ASEAN at 30: What's up?
21 June 2022
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: On its own, India stands tall and fearless. It long and continued civilisational linkages in the Indo-Pacific …

Addressing the Digital Divide in ASEAN
15 June 2022
By Dr Giulia Ajmone Marsan: The economic dynamism of ASEAN is well-known and in recent years the region has seen the emergence of some …

ASEAN: Where US, China can Reconcile?
14 June 2022
By Mr Kavi Chongkittavorn, Senior Communications Advisor: Southeast Asia is unenviably the region to which the major powers, be they the US, China, the …