ASEAN


To Build Back Better, Southeast Asia Needs to Collaborate More, Be Inclusive, Green, and Digital
With no clear end in sight for the pandemic, Southeast Asian countries need to work together to sustain recovery under the new normal.

Tags: ASEAN, Indonesia, Health, COVID-19, Economics, Climate change and disaster risk management

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.

Tags: ASEAN, Sustainable Development Goals, Regional cooperation and integration

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.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, ASEAN, Health, COVID-19, Trade and industry, Regional cooperation and integration

Preparing for Drought during a Pandemic
A UNESCAP–ASEAN report urges policy makers to include climate action and adaption in COVID-19 stimulus packages.

Tags: ASEAN, Climate change and disaster risk management, COVID-19, Health, Environment, Agriculture and food security, Economy

New ASEAN Online Customs Transit System Seen to Boost Trade
The system allows traders to make a single customs transit declaration for the transport of goods across multiple ASEAN countries.

Tags: ASEAN, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia, Trade and industry, Transportation, Regional cooperation and integration

How Grab and Microsoft Are Helping Bridge Southeast Asia’s Tech Skills Gap
After rolling out in Indonesia and Viet Nam, the program is now in Singapore, and will be expanded to Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand by mid-2021.

Tags: Sustainable Development Goals, ASEAN, Singapore, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Education

Asia Needs to Leverage Stronger Regional Cooperation to Boost COVID-19 Recovery — ADB
New ADB book explores opportunities for countries to work together to rebuild.

Tags: COVID-19, ASEAN, Regional cooperation and integration, Sustainable Development Goals, Trade and industry, Climate change and disaster risk management, Health

How Tech Is Supercharging Southeast Asia’s COVID-19 Response
Technology now plays a bigger role on how the public and private sectors are collaborating.

Tags: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, ASEAN, Sustainable Development Goals, Private sector development

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.

Tags: ASEAN, Regional cooperation and integration, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam

ADB Hackathon Seeks Pitches for Digital Solutions to Spur Travel
ADB launches hackathon to find digital solutions to revive tourism in Southeast Asia.

Tags: ASEAN, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Viet Nam, Tourism, COVID-19, Health, Transportation

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