Social Media Ideas for Intra-Asean Trade

ASEAN just upgraded its trade rulebook. Most operators will scale on the old one

Over the past year, the question I hear from operators shipping into three or four ASEAN markets has quietly changed. It used to be about the tariff. Now it is about the paperwork....

Malaysia, Singapore eye stronger business links to boost intra-Asean trade

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 1 — Malaysia and Singapore can collaborate to enhance business connectivity within Asean and boo...

China’s export boom creates a difficult bargain for Southeast Asia

China’s export machine is accelerating as its domestic economy remains under strain. This comes amid growing trade friction as China’s partners question whether persistent surpluse...

ASEAN: From ‘Circumvention Export Hub’ to ‘Value Creation Hub’

As the U.S.-China rivalry hollows out the WTO, Japan and ASEAN have a chance to build something new.

Indonesia advances transport corridor linking with Malaysia, Brunei

Indonesia is preparing infrastructure and finalizing the legal framework and procedures for the Kalimantan Corridor under the ASEAN Customs Transit System (ACTS), thereby promoting...

Vietnam signs free trade deal with four European nations

The deal, between Southeast Asia's fastest-growing economy and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) eliminates or reduces customs duties, including on imports of industrial,...

Asean wants a single digital economy. Will different state laws hobble its goal?

Southeast Asian nations are seeking to make it easier for businesses and consumers to operate across borders in the digital economy, but achieving the goal will depend on whether g...

Why Is Brazil So Interested in ASEAN?

With its traditional markets less reliable, Brazil sees immense potential in Southeast Asia's growing economies.

Japan and ASEAN to consider expanding trade pact

At a meeting in Manila, participants expressed interest in strengthening cooperation in energy security, AI and supply chains, among other fields.

Vietnam deepens Myanmar engagement with $1bn trade goal

Europe businesses seek EU-ASEAN trade pact after Philippine deal

Testing the waters? Businesses weigh China’s new trade shortcut to Southeast Asia

The Pinglu Canal provides China’s landlocked southwest region with a much shorter water route to the South China Sea - and Southeast Asia. But turning early business interest into...

Hong Kong secures expanded equal treatment and investment guarantees across Asean

Hong Kong firms will benefit from expanded non-discriminatory treatment and investment guarantees in 10 Asean states after a protocol amending an investment agreement with the bloc...

Southeast Asia’s next century will be built on bridges, not blocs

Southeast Asia’s growth story is often told through numbers. According to the ASEAN Statistical Highlights 2025, ASEAN had a population of 682.7 million and a nominal GDP of US$3.9...

India, ASEAN growth revised up in IMF's latest world outlook

Southeast Asia should work as one to help content flourish overseas

After EU-Philippines trade breakthrough, is Asean-wide deal next?

After a decade of start-stop negotiations, the European Union and the Philippines have found their way to a “substantial agreement” on free trade – one that analysts say could pave...

Asean urged to boost food security amid risks

GENEVA, Switzerland — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) should explore alternative mechanisms to ensure regional food security amid potential disruptions arising f...

AI monetization in ASEAN 'nascent' but usage boosts e-commerce: report

ASEAN’s digital payment boom outrunning its scam defenses

Southeast Asia’s rapid economic integration has long been a celebrated success story, and nowhere is this more evident today than in its retail payment systems. Across the region,...

Time for ASEAN to Revive its Customs Union Vision

An idea rejected in 1986 deserves a second look.

US-China trade is entering an era of managed rivalry. Southeast Asian businesses should prepare for it

The most important change in US-China trade this year is not another tariff headline. It is the emergence of a more managed, transactional relationship between the world’s two larg...

Goyal says India negotiating FTAs with 8-9 more blocs, aims to cover 75% of global trade

The earlier trade pacts with countries, including Japan and Korea, and the Asean region have opened another $10 trillion of GDP

US transshipment claims in Southeast Asia rest on thin data

Washington’s August 13 report, The Great Transshipment Scam, puts Southeast Asia at the center of a widening US campaign against tariff evasion worldwide. Indonesia, Malaysia, Thai...