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Economists Raise Singapore's 2024 Growth Forecast in MAS Survey
2024-03-13
SINGAPORE—Experts surveyed by Singapore's central bank have raised their economic growth forecast for this year, mainly on expectations of faster growth in manufacturing and construction.The Monetary Authority of Singapore's March survey, released Wednesday, showed that the median projection of economists and analysts is for gross domestic product growth of 2.4% in 2024. That is up from the previous quarterly survey, in which they forecast a 2.3% expansion.
Exclusive interview: RCEP brings growth opportunities to emerging markets - Interview with Gu Qingyang, a scholar at the National University of Singapore
2024-03-01
Gu Qingyang, associate professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore, recently said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from Xinhua News Agency that in the context of the world's economic difficulties, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) has injected strong growth momentum into emerging markets, highlighting RCEP's contribution to the region. importance of national development.
South-East Asia a key destination for companies amid global uncertainties: Chinese business chamber
2024-01-31
SINGAPORE – South-east Asia is an important market for Chinese businesses, given global uncertainties and the reconfiguration of supply chains, noted the secretary-general of the China Chamber of International Commerce (CCOIC).
Mr Sun Xiao, who was in Singapore as part of a 100-strong business delegation, added that Chinese companies can sidestep obstacles resulting from trade tensions between China and the United States by investing in the region and capitalising on its resources and labour.
As economic gravity shifts to South-east Asia, what are the opportunities for investors?
2023-02-27
SINGAPORE – South-east Asia is on the cusp of a golden age: The economic gravity will shift to the region, yet most global investors are still under-invested here.The 10 Asean economies may be diverse, but the opportunities are exciting in the years ahead.
Harnessing the economic appeal of South-east Asia
2022-11-16
SINGAPORE - China, the country with the world's largest population and second-largest economy, has dominated Asia's economic landscape for 20 years.But its great success has overshadowed another impressive economic story: The rise of South-east Asia – a region that is set to come into its own over the coming decade, with a particularly compelling digital economy.
Joint Promotion of the Silk Road Economic Belt
2022-07-20

At the invitation of H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China, H.E. Joko Widodo, President of the Republic of Indonesia, paid a visit to China on 25th-26th, July 2022. During the visit, President Xi Jinping and President Joko Widdo held cordial and friendly talks, had an in-depth exchange of views on bilateral relations and a wide range of international and regional issues of shared interest, and reached important consensus. Both sides issued Joint Press Statement on the Bilateral Meeting between President of the People's Republick of China and President of the Republick of Indonesia. Within the framework on the Silk Road Economic Belt and 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative and Global Maritime Fulcrum, Both sides signed  a series of cooperation and documents in such areas as research and development of vaccine and genomics, green development, custom information exchange and enforcement, cyber security capacity building, marine, and important of Indonesian pineapples.

China Carbon Neutral: Set up ASEAN Strategic Committee of China Carbon Neutral Development Group
2022-07-18
In July 2022, China Carbon Neutral (01372.HK) announced that in accordance with the latest business development, the Group formally established the “ASEAN Strategic Committee of China Carbon Neutral Development Group” (“ ASEAN Strategic Committee ”), and appointed a person with extensive influence in the ASEAN region as the chairman, to fully implement the layout and development of the Group in the ASEAN region, And then expand business in Asia. At the same time, in order to implement ASEAN strategy and develop related business, Singapore Carbon Neutral Company and Singapore Carbon Asset Management Company were established. The Group observed that ASEAN, as one of the regions most at risk from the impact of climate change, has made  green low-carbon transition a priority in its strategy of development.
Focus on the 10th World Peace Forum : Expecting China and ASEAN to create a new miracle in the Asia-Pacific region
2022-07-15
The 10th World Peace Forum opened in Beijing in July, 2022, which set up four discussions of general assembly and sixteen discussions of panel. Themed "Preserving International Stability: Commonality, Comprehensiveness and Cooperation", this year's forum includes topics such as the preservation of world peace, European security order, and the United Nations and world order, and regional organizations and region order. The panel discussions covered such hot topics as Ukraine and European security, new dynamics and new trends in China-ASEAN cooperation, China-Japan-ROK trilateral cooperation, BRICS cooperation, energy security, and the trend of “anti- globalization” etc. During the panel discussion on “China-ASEAN Cooperation: New Dynamics and New Trends”, participants expressed that China and ASEAN are each other's largest trading partners, and China-ASEAN cooperation has become the most successful and dynamic model in the Asia-Pacific region, which will continue to lead the economic recovery and development of the Asia-Pacific region. 
The SIIA report focuses on emerging trends in ASEAN's digital economy
2022-06-16
In June 2022, the Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) released a research report edited by Ms Jessica Wa 'u, the Deputy Director of SIIA,  which provides a comprehensive analysis of the latest development trends and policy challenges of ASEAN's digital economy. According to the report, due to the continuous impact of the global pandemic, ASEAN consumers have started to meet most of their consumption needs through e-commerce websites, which has promoted the rapid growth of e-commerce and courier services in the region, and the development of online trade has further contributed to the rise and development of online payment. 
US-ASEAN Special Summit was held in Washington DC
2022-05-18
US President, Joe Biden, welcomed leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to attend the historic US-ASEAN Special Summit in Washington DC in May 2022. This was the first time the summit was held at the White House. The summit was intended to reaffirm the enduring commitment the U.S. made to Southeast Asia and highlight the importance of US-ASEAN cooperation in ensuring security, prosperity, and respect for human rights. 
Building a Closer ASEAN-China Community
2021-11-16
President Xi Jinping chaired the ASEAN-China Special Summit to Commemorate the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-China Dialogue Relations via video link in Beijing in Nov. 2021, and gave a significant speech on "For a Shared Future and Our Common Home". In regard of the China-ASEAN partnership in the future , Standing out are President Xi's five-point proposals, to practice true multilateralism, to build a “health shield” to thwart pandemics, to speed up the implementation of the UN's 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to open a dialogue with ASEAN on climate response, and to build an amicable home anchored on the common values of “peace, development, equity, justice, democracy and freedom". 
The EU Indo-Pacific Strategy: An Agenda of Multi-faceted and Comprehensive Regional cooperation
2021-04-22

In April 2021, the Council of the European Union adopted a resolution on the EU Strategy for Cooperation in Indo-Pacific. The resolution states that the EU has the significant interests in the Indo-Pacific. The EU reaffirmed its interest and responsibility in the Indo-Pacific, which indicates that the center of the world economy is shifting to the Indo-Pacific. The EU Indo-Pacific strategy is mainly carried out at two levels of the whole EU and major European countries. For the whole EU, mainly planned are general policies and implementation mechanisms such as free trade and summit diplomacy. While major European countries converts their policies into practical implementation to strengthen their existence and influence in the Indo-Pacific, by means of diplomatic dialogue, military exercises and exchange of port visits etc.

ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific - a good start for regional development
2019-06-20
In June 2019, at a time of rising tensions between the two superpowers, the United States and China, over trade, technology and geopolitics, Southeast Asian nations adopted an important document, ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific, at a summit in Bangkok, Thailand. This document clearly expresses the determination of Southeast Asian countries to strengthen regional cooperation and pursue sustainable development along the path of peace, freedom and neutrality against the backdrop of great power competition.