The International Labour Organisation puts youth unemployment across ASEAN at 12.7 per cent, which means that around 75 million young people do not have a job. Their potential needs to be unlocked.
The International Atomic Energy Agency foresees that ASEAN members could produce 2 gigawatts by employing nuclear energy by 2020. However, plans so far have been met with discomfort by the public.
By sentencing two foreign workers of Thai nationality to “strokes of the cane” for overstaying their visa and work permit, Brunei has caused disconcertment across the ASEAN business community for…
ASEAN is at the crossroads. The vibrant economies of the majority of its 10 members are prone to an unprecedented change in their economic and societal structure, wealth distribution and nature of labour.
A multi-state visa for ASEAN visitors is a highly desirable and necessary way to improve the region’s growth prospects. And, this will be a great relief for business travelers who want to explore various opportunities in the region.
France has put the Philippines on a blacklist of countries that do not help investigate foreign aid fraud, according to a report published by Agence France Press on May 28….
The recent visit of Brunei’s leader to Japan has been an important step to intensify and promote bilateral economic ties as Japan has entered a new era of consolidating and restructuring its economy.
International tourist arrivals to Thailand posted a growth of 19.04 per cent from January to April 2o13, the Thai Ministry of Tourism and Sports announced on May 21. During the…
While the northern hemisphere has been struggling to solve internal crunches, new trade, investment and cooperation axes were being formed globally. In this scenario, ASEAN and Latin America are moving closer.
Vietnam has issued a new law that allows chemical factories to produce poison used for lethal injections to execute a backlog of 530 death row inmates, local media reported. The…
