Tag: Economic and Social Rights
CO-OPERATIVES AND THE ASEAN ECONOMIC BLUEPRINT: Call for greater Co-op engagement and visibility
The ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint is an important document, and has to be taken seriously not only be by the ASEAN states but also by businesses and by not-for-profit organizations worldwide.
2 Nov 2015
By Drs. Robby Tulus and Balu Iyer
A quick glance on ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)...
Indonesia is in Relationship, with Its Neighbors
It is a big country in a multi-relationship. Literally, Indonesia’s geographical length is approximately twice the distance between London to Moscow. Thus it shares border with many countries. Here is Indonesia’s current relationships and potentials with the neighbors
Posted On 03 Nov 2015
By : Jennifer Sidharta
Current Relationships
Let’s start the review...
ASEAN nations sign deal for economic community
Group seeks freer movement of trade and capital in SE Asia and to create the world's seventh-largest economy.
22 Nov 2015 22:45 GMT | Politics, Asia Pacific, Malaysia, China
Southeast Asian nations have established a formal community that attempts to create freer movement of trade and capital in an area of...
Southeast Asia set to flex economic muscle in 2016
The most upwardly mobile ASEAN countries can look forward to growth rates in the 6.5% to 8% range
Nov. 30, 2015, 1:22 p.m.
Asia Pacific
By Jonathan Manthorpe
Politics, economics and even the weather will pose major challenges for the 10 countries of Southeast Asia in 2016.
On the whole, though, the prospects for...
Vietnam: No More “Empty Promises” at EU Rights Dialogue
The European Union should press for concrete and measurable improvements on human rights at its upcoming bilateral dialogue with Vietnam, Human Rights Watch said today.
December 13, 2015
Set Clear Benchmarks on Political Prisoners, Law Reform, Labor, and Religion
(Brussels) – The European Union should press for concrete and measurable improvements on...
Can China champion accountable investments in ASEAN?
China has been included in the top 10 list of foreign investor in Indonesia since 2014. As in many other countries, China’s interest in Indonesia is in its energy and mining sectors; More than half of its total investment has been directed toward extractive industries.
Emanuel Bria and Poppy S....
EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement Now Available Online
The European Commission Monday published the text of the free trade agreement (FTA) between the EU and Vietnam, following the conclusion of the negotiating process in December 2015
BRUSSELS, February 02, 2016 - Commission publishes full text of the agreement and dedicated analysis on human rights and sustainable development.
The European...
How Safe is ASEAN from Global Economic Turmoil?
Recent numbers indicate that some members of the bloc may be more insulated from a downturn than initially thought.
By Luke Hunt
February 05, 2016
Early numbers indicate that the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will substantially aid the regional trade bloc in fending off the full, negative impact of a downturn in...
UN warns of dark side of greater ASEAN integration
Increasing trade ties in Southeast Asia are a boon not only for business but also for crime, though local officials have not quite figured out how to control the latter.
Tan Hui Yee, The Straits Times/ANN, Bangkok | World | Fri, February 26 2016, 8:01 PM
Increasing trade ties in Southeast...
The Cost of Cambodia’s Development
The country has grand plans, but not everyone is a winner.
The country has grand plans, but not everyone is a winner.
By Nathan A. Thompson
March 11, 2016
When Ieng Ty first stepped onto Otres beach in southern Cambodia, it was empty. He stood for a while, looking over translucent green waters...
