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ASEAN wants media organizations to offer closed caption, audio description, and sign language in their broadcasts. Photo credit: ADB.
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14 January 2021

ASEAN Wants to Give People with Disabilities Better Access to Digital Broadcasts

ASEAN broadcast organizations will be encouraged to offer closed caption, audio description, and sign language services.
The MOU covers the ASEAN List of Essential Goods, which covers mostly medicines and medical supplies and also includes soaps, disinfectants, and face masks. Photo credit: ADB.
News
28 December 2020

ASEAN Removes Trade Barriers on Medicines and Other Essential Goods

Ten countries in Southeast Asia are removing restrictions on intraregional trade of medicines and other goods needed to fight COVID-19.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement is expected to improve market access, build regional supply chains, increase investments and opportunities, and boost economic recovery efforts during the COVID-19 crisis. Photo credit: ADB.
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24 November 2020

5 Things You Need to Know about ASEAN’s Biggest Trade Agreement

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership groups the 10 ASEAN member states and its 5 regional partners: Australia, the People’s Republic of China, Japan, Republic of Korea, and New Zealand.
The deal will improve market access with tariffs and quotas eliminated in over 65% of goods traded. Photo credit: iStock/AvigatorPhotographer.
News
18 November 2020

ASEAN Signs World’s Biggest Trade Pact with 5 Other Partners

The deal covers a market of 2.2 billion people with a combined size of $26.2 trillion.
In a meeting in April, ASEAN tourism ministers affirmed that digital technology can transform the tourism sector by making travelers’ journeys more seamless and memorable. Photo credit: ADB.
News
13 November 2020

ASEAN Leaders Commit to Use Digital Tools to Spur Tourism

Technology should be used to enhance the sector’s competitiveness, facilitate growth, and develop sustainable tourism.
Green finance aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and boost climate resilience. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
6 November 2020

Green Finance and Digitalization Key to ASEAN Countries’ Recovery from COVID-19

Region facing huge challenges as the pandemic squeezed government budgets.
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Publication
16 October 2020

Green Finance Strategies for Post-COVID-19 Economic Recovery in Southeast Asia

This report looks at innovative finance mechanisms that can fund green recovery in the wake of the pandemic.
ADB’s Rapid COVID-19 Response in Southeast Asia cover.
Publication
13 October 2020

ADB’s Rapid COVID-19 Response in Southeast Asia

This brochure provides an overview of how ADB is assisting Southeast Asian countries fight the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regional cooperation and integration has played an important role in Asia by promoting peace and stability in the region, intra-regional trade, investment, and the provision of regional public goods. Photo credit: ADB.
Article
7 October 2020

Regional Cooperation Programs Like ASEAN Helped Spur Asia’s Growth

Established in 1967 to strengthen security, ASEAN has transformed into an economic cooperation grouping.