BEIJING (January 15) – Despite the tensions, member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China have declared that last year’s situation in South China Sea was generally “peaceful and stable” as countries involved held their meeting here on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in South China [...]

HANOI, Vietnam  (MindaNews/30 October) — Southeast Asia has adopted a master plan that would further link up key growth areas such as expansion of the Philippines’Roll on/Roll off (Ro-Ro) system into the East ASEAN Growth Area (EAGA) and pave the way for the region’s full development as a major market and production base in the [...]

HANOI, Vietnam (MindaNews/30 October) —  The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is rolling out some US $1 billion in technical assistance for priority infrastructure projects in the eastern Southeast Asian sub-region within the next two years. Arjun Goswami, advisor and chief of ADB’s regional cooperation and integration group, said the project covers the construction and improvement [...]

HANOI, Vietnam (MindaNews/29 October) – Southeast Asia has agreed to pool its resources in developing further the region’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to help fast-track the ongoing integration of the 10-nation regional bloc’s economies. Heads of states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Thursday issued the commitment following a dialogue with [...]

HANOI, Vietnam (MindaNews/29 October) — President Benigno S. Aquino III has endorsed the proposed revival of the People’s Economic Councils or PECs across the country to generate more economic activities and perk up the development of micro and small enterprises. Jose Concepcion Jr., chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Business Advisory Council-Philippines [...]

HANOI, Vietnam (MindaNews/28 Oct) – Business leaders in Southeast Asia are planning to develop trade and investment centers across the region to help facilitate the smooth flow of capital and various products and services among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) within the 10-nation regional bloc. In a dialogue with the heads of states of the [...]