ASEAN Needs More Than Trade Deals to Deepen Integration
October 24, 2025
For ASEAN, caught at the intersection of deepening global fragmentation, the imperative to strengthen regional integration has never been more urgent.
October 24, 2025
For ASEAN, caught at the intersection of deepening global fragmentation, the imperative to strengthen regional integration has never been more urgent.
October 15, 2024
Over the past decade, Cambodia has made progress in integrating into the global trade network and diversifying its exports beyond traditional products such as garments and textiles.
September 25, 2024
Chunyu Yang, VansopheaktraOdorm Tep
In 2022, Cambodia’s solar panel exports soared by 2.8 times year-on-year to USD1.0 billion; the share of solar panel exports to the country’s total exports rose to 4.6 percent from 1.4 percent.
April 8, 2024
The ASEAN+3 region remained resilient in a challenging global landscape in 2023.
April 8, 2024
While the ASEAN+3 region will remain a major driver of global growth in the next decade, it also faces a multitude of structural challenges. Three secular trends—aging, global trade reconfiguration, and rapid technological change—are affecting the region in complex ways that make its long-term growth trajectory less certain.
April 3, 2024
The trade conflict between the US and China has led to tit-for-tat tariff increases imposed on a significant portion of their respective exports since it started in 2018.
February 6, 2024
China’s manufacturing landscape is undergoing a major transformation, driven by rising wages, more stringent environmental regulations, a wider adoption of digital technology and opportunities in overseas markets.
January 30, 2024
Hoe Ee Khor, Runchana Pongsaparn
Growth for ASEAN+3 was better than expected in 2023, supported by a turnaround in exports amid robust domestic demand and stabilizing economic activities in China.
January 29, 2024
Growth for ASEAN+3 was better than expected in 2023, supported by a turnaround in exports amid robust domestic demand and stabilizing economic activities in China.
December 1, 2023
Thailand finds itself at a crossroad as global geoeconomic alignments shift amid rapid changes in the technological landscape.