‘Final’ round of RCEP talks fail to reach agreement, but it’s not over yet
Trade ministers and negotiators in Thailand for what was scheduled as the final round of…
Quest for the holy grail: Thai foreign minister jets to India as RCEP heads to the wire (video)
As the curtain begins to come down on Thailand’s year as Asean Chair Thailand foreign…
RCEP: not merely another free trade agreement
Asean cooperation arrangements and Apec are important international assets. They contribute significantly to shared prosperity…
Dangerous journeys: UNHCR report details the risks faced by asylum seekers
A United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report released in Bangkok yesterday (Oct 1)…
ADB report plots Asean’s key indicators over 50 years
For the past 50 years the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been tracking and helping…
Thailand calls on developed countries to act on climate commitments
Thailand Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has called on developed countries to deliver on their…
Climate strike Asean: youth across the AP demand climate action (photo gallery)
Youth and citizens of one of the world’s most at risk nations, Kiribati (pronounced khi-ra-bus),…
Climate crisis: Asia-Pacific students to lead world into #Climatestrike 2019 — join them (video)
School students from across the world will rally tomorrow (Sept 20) to protest the deplorable…
Asean’s best universities for 2020: Brunei joins Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines
The annual world’s best university rankings from Times Higher Education (THE) has been freshly unveiled…
Fake news: pangolin scales contain no tramadol – fact! (video)
For several years stories have circulated on the internet that pangolin scales contain Tramadol HCl,…
Philippines hardest hit as dengue cuts a deadly path through Asean
The Philippines remains the hardest hit of Asean member states reporting outbreaks of the debilitating…
Mango massacre: 50 Americans show how not to cut a mango (video)
Grown in more than 100 countries, the mango is one of Asean’s most commonly encountered…
$1 mln up for grabs as SLINGSHOT returns to Singapore for third year (video)
Entrepreneurs of startups globally are preparing their submissions and contemplating their pitches with the opening…
Investible expands entrepreneur search to Asean with OTEC 2019
If you are an entrepreneurs or the owners of a startup in Asean take note.…
Fake news: Sri Lanka loses port over Chinese BRI debt
Global media and numerous ‘experts’ routinely assert that Sri Lanka was forced to cede a…
Brunei: sharia gay stoning risk not what it seems (video)
While Brunei continues to pursue its aspirations of becoming a regional Islamic financial hub the…