Indonesia to expand palm growing area 10:58 02/06/2023 Indonesia aims to accelerate its oil palm replanting programme to double the area it covered between 2017 and 2022 in an effort to maintain production, according to a government official.
Myanmar extends COVID-19 restrictions until end of June Myanmar’s Central Committee on Prevention, Control and Treatment of COVID-19 on May 30 announced that the country will extend COVID-19 preventive measures until June 30.
Laos greets over 1 million foreign tourists in four months Laos welcomed over 1 million foreign tourists in the first four months of this year, according to the Tourism Development Department of Lao Ministry of Information, Culture, and Tourism.
Indonesia plans to install 200MW solar panel Indonesian state utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) seeks a 700-million USD investment to install a 200-megawatt (MW) solar panel that will replace diesel power generators in a bid to reduce carbon emission.
Indonesia, Malaysia intergrate cross-border payment with QR code 10:36 29/05/2023 Indonesia and Malaysia have officially launched cross-border payment with Quick Response Indonesia Standard (QRIS) after months of testing.
Singapore inks numerous cooperation agreements with Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan 10:18 28/05/2023 Singapore has signed many cooperation agreements with Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to futher promote cooperation within the framework of Singaporean President Halimah Yacob's state visits to the Central Asian nations.
Vietnam stainless steel round wires not evade US’s anti-dumping duties: MoIT 15:21 26/05/2023 Vietnam’s stainless steel round wires made from materials imported from the Republic of Korea (RoK) do not evade the US’s anti-dumping duties, affirmed the Department of Trade Defence under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), citing a document issued by the US’s Department of Commerce (DOC) on May 22.
Indonesia, Australia discuss Indo-Pacific supply chain 09:48 25/05/2023 Indonesia’s Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto on May 23 held online talks with Australian Minister for Trade and Tourism Don Farrell to discuss the supply chain in the Indo-Pacific nations.
Indonesia sets tourism revenue target of 10 bln USD 14:41 24/05/2023 Indonesia is targeting 10 billion USD from the tourism sector in 2023 from the 6 billion USD set earlier this year.
Malaysia remains largest Islamic banking market in Asia-Pacific 10:43 23/05/2023 Malaysia, with 62.7% of Asia-Pacific’s total Islamic banking assets, continues to be the largest Islamic banking market in the region; and is likely to maintain its position in the next two years, according to S&P Global Ratings.
RoK, Malaysia boost defence cooperation 16:17 22/05/2023 The Republic of Korea (RoK) Minister of National Defence Lee Jong-sup will pay a visit to Malaysia for talks on arms industry cooperation and attend a contract signing ceremony for the RoK's export of FA-50 light attack aircraft to the Southeast Asian country.
WB: Cambodia’s economy on solid recovery path 10:17 21/05/2023 Cambodia’s economy is on a recovery path, with growth predicted to accelerate to 5.5% this year, according to a World Bank (WB) report.
Indonesia promotes counterterrorism strategies at ASEAN forum 17:40 20/05/2023 Indonesia pursued an initiative to improve counterterrorism strategies with partners and ASEAN countries through the 19th Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC) Working Group on Counter Terrorism which took place on May 18 in Bali, Indonesia.
AFC investigates “acts of violence” in men’s football final at SEA Games 32 07:23 19/05/2023 The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on May 17 announced that it is investigating "acts of violence" in the men's final at the SEA Games 2023 between Thailand and Indonesia.
Philippines seeks to import 150,000 tonnes of sugar 09:32 17/05/2023 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on May 15 approved the import of up to 150,000 tonnes of sugar to stabilise local prices due to domestic shortfall.
Malaysia sets up first centre for fourth industrial revolution 11:44 16/05/2023 Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on May 15 announced the launching of the first Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Malaysia (Malaysia Centre for 4IR), which is independent within the World Economic Forum global ecosystem.
13th Party Central Committee convenes mid-term meeting 10:34 15/05/2023 The 13th Party Central Committee opened its mid-term meeting in Hanoi on May 15 under the chair of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
ASEAN Village Network to promote regional comprehensive cooperation 10:16 15/05/2023 The ASEAN Village Network (AVN) will focus on three cooperation areas in its implementation namely tourist village, digital village and One Village One Product (OVOP), in order to promote the comprehensive connectivity and development in the region.
Thai voters cast ballots to elect new House of Representatives members 21:44 14/05/2023 Millions of voters in Thailand on May 14 cast ballots to elect members of a new 500-seat House of Representatives for the next four years.
Russian Ambassador highlights potential of cooperation with ASEAN 19:34 13/05/2023 Russian Ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Evgeny Zagaynov has underlined the importance of Southeast Asia in the world.
