INTRODUCTION ASEAN member countries widely recognize that transport is among the key catalysts for socio-economic development and international competitiveness, in view of its role as a critical logistics and services support sector. Transport is an important pillar for ASEAN’s economic integration, especially in linking ASEAN closely together and in binding the ASEAN community that is [...]
Introduction There is growing complexity in the economic relationship between ASEAN and China. On the one hand, China is a major competitor to ASEAN both as an investment destination and as a major producer of labour-intensive manufactures. But on the other hand, China’s maintenance of the renminbi during the height of the Asian crisis was [...]
I would like to begin by expressing our sincere appreciation to the international experts who are here to share with us their knowledge on alternative approaches in achieving quality and comparable FDI data. On behalf of ASEAN, I thank the Government of Japan for the financial support and to the Indonesian Investment Coordinating Board for [...]
INTRODUCTION ASEAN’s strong interest in biotechnology as one of the main areas of cooperation in science and technology in ASEAN was recognized when the Working Group on Biotechnology was established in 1983, quite sometimes after the establishment of the ASEAN Committee on Science and Technology (COST) in 1978. The Sub-Committee on Biotechnology (SCB) assumed its [...]
To give you an overall view of what ASEAN aims to achieve and how it positions itself in the global community, allow me to refer to the grand vision of ASEAN called ASEAN 2020. The ASEAN Heads of States and Government in Kuala Lumpur on 15 December 1997 have promulgated the ASEAN Vision 2020 charting [...]
Two years after the start of the financial and economic crisis, do you think the countries of the region are about to “see the end of the tunnel”? What is your assessment of the current Political and economic situation of the ASEAN member countries? In the latter half of July, the ASEAN member-countries had their [...]