East Asia Forum15h
ASEAN’s DEFA won’t plug the gender gap in entrepreneurship
To fully realise the potential of the Digital Economy Framework Agreement, ASEAN must focus on empowering women entrepreneurs ...
The Jakarta Post2dOpinion
Malaysia’s ASEAN chairmanship is off to a disappointing start
Excessive focus on Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim and the lack of a coherent early list of goals present problems.
The Diplomat6d
On Human Rights, Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship Promises More of the Same
Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s appointment of two former prime ministers as “special advisors” points to a gap between his ...
The Lowell Sun on MSN4d
Asian Boyz gang member from Lowell admits to role in drug trafficking conspiracy
BOSTON — Federal investigators and prosecutors continue their crackdown on local Asian Boyz gang members, targeting their ...
Asian multilateral investment bank says global development financing system works despite Trump
Trump slapped tariffs on Canada and Mexico, only to put them on hold a day later, after the governments in both countries ...
PhilStar Global on MSN6d
ASEAN unity
Malaysia’s House of Representatives Speaker Johari Abdul, is calling for more unity and cooperation among the 11-member nations/states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or ASEAN, which ...
The Manila Times on MSN4dOpinion
Fact-checking PH's performance in governance compared to other Asean members
THE Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) of the World Bank has been a popular measurement for the quality of governance in ...
Trump effect: Quad may have to adapt to new American priorities
The Quad partners must be prepared for a scenario in which the United States expects them to take on greater responsibility, ...
ASEAN faces a precarious path ahead
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) foreign ministers met in Langkawi, an idyllic Malaysian resort town ...
Elections mean more misinformation. Here’s what we know about how it spreads in migrant communities
Migrants, especially those who speak English as a second language, are disproportionately targeted by mis- and disinformation ...
East Asia Forum3d
ASEAN response to a Trump-generated Chinese economic tsunami
but will have more weight and leverage working with ASEAN which is larger than the sum of its ten Southeast Asian member parts. Acting together, ASEAN can exercise more effective agency and leverage ...