The Future of ASEAN – Time to Act
The Future of ASEAN – Time to Act presents a view of the policies ASEAN governments ought to adopt to ensure their countries continue to mature.

The Future of ASEAN – Time to Act presents a view of the policies ASEAN governments ought to adopt to ensure their countries continue to mature.
It is now published, in its Italian translation, by AREL – Il Mulino, The ASEAN Miracle. The book by Prof. Kishore Mahbubani and Jeffery Sng, has been translated by the the Italy-ASEAN Association and the introduction is written by President Enrico Letta.
Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Brunei, Lim Jock Hoi, has been appointed as the next secretary-general of ASEAN. The Bruneian diplomat will take his new role in next January, replacing Le Luong Minh of Vietnam.
On November 12, 2017, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China signed a free trade and investment pact to strengthen economic cooperation.
Italy and Germany, are the first non-Asian suppliers of machineries for the ASEAN countries.
Artists in Myanmar, Cambodia and across south-east Asia produce work in a climate of authoritarianism – and often in open defiance of it. Here are 10 spaces that promote their artistic freedom and independence
The 10th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Joint Declaration laid out the ASEAN countries’ commitment to promoting regional peace and security. Read more>>
Once synonymous with conflict and poverty, the Cambodia economy is one of the fastest growing globally. Since 2011 Cambodia’s economy has grown by 7 per cent or more and this pace is expected to continue through 2017, at least so says the Asian Development Bank’s (ADBs) Asian Development Outlook 2016 report Read more
The global clean energy sector continued its breakneck development with a record US$329 billion of new investments last year, and Asia Pacific is at the heart of this boom, according to a new report by professional services firm EY. The London-headquartered consultancy’s Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index 2016 report, released last month (February 23), showed that … Continued
The EU-Asia relationship has changed, from development assistance to cooperation – and possibly competition. This report explores an overhaul of the EU’s 2001 Asia Strategy, more important than ever in the context of Asian economic growth and the US ‘pivot’. Can the EU expand its role in Asian institutions and non-traditional security, acting a neutral … Continued
The European Commission, on the 18th of April, presented the outcome of negotiations for the Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan and the trade and investment agreements with Singapore to the Council. This is the first step towards the signature and conclusion of these agreements.
Eleven nations signed a slimmed-down version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement on Thursday, moving to lower tariffs just as US President Donald Trump seeks to raise them after withdrawing from the deal.
The Italy-ASEAN Association presented its activities at the italian business and institutional community in Bruxelles