Huge export opportunities for food, beverages in Singapore mkt: TPCIOver 100 Indian companies are showcasing products at the FHA fair, aiming to increase India's low 2.6% share of Singapore's F&B imports. Th...
22 Apr, 2026, 11.17 AM IST
China and ASEAN, hit by U.S. tariffs, sign upgraded free trade pactASEAN and China have upgraded their free trade agreement. The new deal includes digital and green economy sectors. This move strengthens ec...
28 Oct, 2025, 07.03 AM IST
ASEAN bloc seeks dialogue with US on tariffs but won't retaliateSoutheast Asian nations are seeking discussions with the U.S. regarding trade tariffs, opting against retaliatory actions. ASEAN economic m...
10 Apr, 2025, 12.06 PM IST
Why the MILAN matters to Southeast Asian countriesWhat makes this year’s MILAN even more significant for Southeast Asian countries is the geopolitical backdrop against which it is held. Tod...
01 Mar, 2024, 07.35 PM IST
China’s largest export market is now much closer to homeThis latest shift has been buoyed by the Beijing-led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), which came into effect in 2022.
06 Sep, 2023, 09.58 AM IST
ASEAN diplomats meet to review stalled Myanmar peace planTop Southeast Asian diplomats will on Monday review their regional bloc's stalled peace plan for Myanmar with frustration growing with its ...
04 Sep, 2023, 10.55 AM IST
ASEAN to hold first joint military exercise off IndonesiaASEAN, the Southeast Asian bloc group, announced its first joint military exercise in the North Natuna Sea, the Southernmost waters of the ...
08 Jun, 2023, 02.36 PM IST
ASEAN ministers urge Myanmar junta to implement agreed peace planIndonesia -- Southeast Asia's biggest economy -- is the chair of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for 2023 and ...
04 Feb, 2023, 11.02 AM IST
BIMSTEC summit in Nepal: 10 things to knowThe Summit's theme, Modi said,will enable the member-countries to shape a collective response to their common aspirations and challenges.
30 Aug, 2018, 12.28 PM IST
Asean artistes in big roles as Ramayana helps build bonds with the 10-nation blocArtistes from the 10 nations — Thailand, Myanmar, Singapore, Cambodia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam and Laos — wer...
25 Jan, 2018, 07.23 AM IST
Bimstec among fastest growing regions, says PM Narendra ModiThe Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) comprises Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, ...
06 Jun, 2017, 05.05 PM IST
- China operationalises key railway line to connect ASEAN bloc
Beijing has operationalised its 141-km long railway link connecting ASEAN countries to firm up the burgeoning trade links with the regional...
24 Feb, 2013, 04.26 PM IST
Southeast Asian nations plan trade bloc to rival USThe proposal for the trade bloc, to be known as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, is enthusiastically embraced by China.
22 Nov, 2012, 11.34 AM IST
- India eyes early investment, services pact with ASEAN
New Delhi and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) last year signed a pact for the free trade of goods, and Anand Sharma said...
27 Aug, 2010, 11.05 AM IST
- ASEAN could grow 5.5 percent in 2010: IMF
Economic growth across the 10-member Southeast Asian bloc could reach 5.5 percent this year, the IMF said Thursday, outpacing the global av...
08 Apr, 2010, 03.33 PM IST
- ASEAN not to let Myanmar troubles slow down regional integration
A Southeast Asian bloc will not let the actions of its troubled member, military-ruled Myanmar, hamper the group's regional integration eff...
21 Jan, 2008, 04.12 PM IST
- SE Asia nations open charter talks30 Jul, 2007, 09.00 AM IST