ASEAN


CSOs take a stand against corporate agenda at ASEAN People’s Forum 2017
Civil society urges the ASEAN Member States to take people-centred approach.
ASEAN economic integration by whom? for whom?
ASEAN member states must end policies, laws and institutional practices, including free trade and investment agreements that violate the people’s rights.
AEC 2025: Will the ASEAN Economic Community finally be realised?
The grouping fell short of its target of realising the Asean Economic Community (AEC) by the end of 2015, deferring 105 of its 506 measures.
Asean, Hong Kong to ink free trade agreement this Saturday
The 10 member states of Asean and China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will sign the Asean-Hong Kong Free Trade Agreement and Investment Agreement on in Vietnam.
The risks for ASEAN of new mega-agreements that promote the wrong model of e-commerce
Digital technology offers exciting new opportunities and advances for ASEAN member states, individually and as a region. The benefits have so far been captured by first movers, especially in the United States.
RCEP deal unlikely this year: South Korean official
Participants are disagreeing over how much to open their markets under RCEP
RCEP negotiations should not restrict global access to affordable medicines and vaccines
RCEP negotiations should not restrict global access to affordable medicines and vaccines
RCEP: Robbing communities to extract profit
RCEP will give multinational corporations unprecedented rights
Group of NGOs reject ASEAN-EU free trade pact
A group of non-governmental organizations in the regions reject free trade agreement between ASEAN and the European Union.
Asean revives FTA talks with Europe
A working group representing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the European Union (EU) would meet to explore the possibility of having a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two large economic blocs, a top official said.