In this curtain raiser, Chheang Vannarith argues that Australia has more to gain by actively engaging Asean to maintain regional peace and promote regional prosperity.
Singapore, which chairs ASEAN this year, had made cybersecurity one of its priorities for the group. That makes sense because the entire region is becoming more digitally connected and cybersecurity threats have become more pronounced. Cybersecurity threats are pervasive and create vulnerabilities in many sectors.
Currently the sixth-largest economy in the world and projected to be the fourth-largest by 2030, ASEAN's potential has "yet to be fully realised", said Minister for Trade and Industry (Trade) Lim Hng Kiang on Thursday (Mar 1).
Though free trade has been unfairly blamed for economic problems around the world, Singapore believes the answer is not to retreat from global competition, said Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan.
President Trần Đại Quang has praised the Việt Nam-Russia Tropical Centre for its contributions to promoting scientific research and socio-economic development, and ensuring defence-security in each country, thus strengthening the traditional friendship and strategic cooperation between the two nations.
Two thousand people took part in the first ever Việt Nam Blockchain Week, a global conference on blockchain technology and development, held in HCM City yesterday.
Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc and his spouse will pay official visits to New Zealand from March 12-14 and Australia from March 14-18.
President Trần Đại Quang met President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid in the capital city of Dhaka on March 5 during his State visit to the country.
On Jan 23, 2017, US President Donald Trump signed a Presidential Memorandum to withdraw the US from the TPP, throwing into limbo 11 other countries.
According to an evaluation report of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the average localisation rate in the domestic automobile industry is only 7-10 per cent, much lower than the 65-70 per cent in regional countries and 80 per cent in Thailand.
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