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Indonesia overtakes Philippines with most Covid-19 cases in South East Asia

By Katherine S
October 16, 2020
in :  ASEAN News

JAKARTA – Indonesia on Thursday (Oct 15) with 4,411 new coronavirus infections reported, The country has taken over Philippines as South-east Asia’s new pandemic hotspot. The world’s fourth most populous nation’s recorded total of 349,160 with 12,268 deaths, also the highest in the South East Region. Jakarta Governor Anies Baswedan announced that Jakarta will start a two-week transitional period in …

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Wang Yi: China, ASEAN should prevent ‘external disruption’ in SCS

By Katherine S
October 15, 2020
in :  ASEAN News

KUALA LUMPUR – China’s State Councillor Wang Yi, said on Tuesday (Oct. 13) that China and the member states of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) should practice cooperation and remove “external disruption” in the South China Sea. Wang, in a joint news conference with Malaysia’s foreign minister Hishammuddin Hussein said that both countries are in the same …

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Reconnecting Asean after Covid-19

By Katherine S
June 9, 2020
in :  ASEAN News

10 years ago in Hanoi, Vietnam, The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has adopted the “Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2010”. The aim of this program is to provide a strategic document to guide actions to improve connectivity in the region. It envisioned the regional bloc as a single, integrated entity with physical, institutional and people-to-people interconnectivity. However, plans …

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ICAEW: Average GDP in Asean could recuperate 8% by 2021

By Katherine S
June 9, 2020
in :  ASEAN News, Economy

Growth in the Asean bloc is expected to bounce back to an average of 8% in 2021 through the Chinese import demand and global trade, a Oxford Economics and commissioned by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) report suggested on Monday. Asean has into recession in the first part of 2020 before recording a 1.9 per …

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Vietnam leads Asean as it battles the Covid-19 pandemic

By Katherine S
June 3, 2020
in :  ASEAN News

HANOI – As coronavirus continues to pose serious impact to the Asean region, Vietnam, as Asean chair, will have a big task on its plate to pull the region together the collectively defeat the common enemy the world is currently facing. Vietnam have chosen ‘Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN’ as the theme for its chairmanship. “Cohesive” signifies unity, solidarity  and internal …

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Vietnam, Russia boost bilateral cooperation

By Katherine S
June 1, 2020
in :  ASEAN News

HANOI – Top diplomats from Vietnam and Russia pledged here on Friday, May 29 to strengthen ties and bilateral cooperation between the two countries. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a phone conversation and discussed the deepened comprehensive strategic partnership by agreeing to continue coordinating the external activities of their …

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Asean ‘ready’ to be included in China’s $2B COVID-19 aid

By Katherine S
May 30, 2020
in :  ASEAN News, World

JAKARTA – China announced on Friday that it is ready to extend assistance to their Southeast Asian neighbors amid the novel coronavirus pandemic. According to Chinese ambassador to Asean Deng Xijun, President Xi Jinping is committed to extending the international aid on nations affected by the pandemic, including the South east Asian region. Deng has indicated that Asean can benifit …

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Asean and its challenges with Covid-19

By Katherine S
May 28, 2020
in :  ASEAN News, Health

The Covid-19 is a health crisis that poses a significant threat to the ASEAN region due to region’s geographical proximity to China (then epicenter). The massive impact of the outbreak has brought unprecendented issue in South East Asia unlike anything they faced before. The best way for the Asean to deal with the pandemic is to stand united as the …

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Enhance connectivity amid Covid-19 pandemic, ERIA told ASEAN

By Noto
May 23, 2020
in :  ASEAN News

Asean region and it’s member needs to step up and further enhance the connectivity and trade and investments to survive the Covid-19 pandemic crisis and prevents future one have the similar faith. Economic Research Institute for Asean and East Asia (ERIA) said that improving these important policies can increase the attractiveness of the region’s potential as a investment destination. “Therefore, …

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Asean must be united in the fight against Covid-19

By Noto
May 22, 2020
in :  ASEAN News

The Covid-19 pandemic poses significant threat to the ASEAN as the region has faced anything like this in the recent past. It is important for the bloc to be united in fighting the common enemy in Covid-19. As of this week, the total number of cases reported by Asean stood around 70,000. The region’s geographical proximity to China (then epicenter) …

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