Regional cooperation and integration


$82 Million ADB Loan to Improve Cambodian Roads, Support GMS Economic Corridors
Improving the country's road network is also expected to boost economic development along the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Tags: Transportation, Economy, Cambodia, Regional cooperation and integration

Southeast Asia Prepares Shift to Digital Payments
Countries are upgrading payment systems and updating regulatory frameworks to promote financial innovation and improve security.

Tags: ASEAN, Finance, Regional cooperation and integration

ASEAN States Agree on COVID-19 Recovery Guidelines for Road Freight
The suggested measures are designed to improve the efficiency of transport systems, especially with the use of information and communication technology and real-time data sharing across a supply chain.

Tags: ASEAN, Transportation, COVID-19, Health, Regional cooperation and integration

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

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

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

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

Greater Mekong Forum Looks to Accelerate Development of Economic Corridors
Member countries hope to strengthen the subregion’s economic corridors to spur investment, jobs, and incomes.

Tags: Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, Lao PDR, ASEAN, Regional cooperation and integration, COVID-19, Health, Trade and industry

$484 Million ADB Loan to Fund New GMS Expressway in Myanmar
The project will help strengthen Myanmar’s connectivity with Thailand and other countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Tags: Myanmar, Transportation, Finance, Regional cooperation and integration, Trade and industry

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