Enhancing ASEAN-UK Connectivity for a Prosperous and Sustainable Future
Mr. Martin Kent and Ambassador Sarah Tiffin discuss how the UK and ASEAN are forging greater economic and people-to-people ties.
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Opportunities for Talent Collaboration in ASEAN in the Digital Age
Talent mobility, or the free movement of skilled labour across national borders, is a central tenet of ASEAN’s drive toward regional economic integration. The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Vision 2025 includes facilitating the movement of investments, skilled labour, business professionals, and capital. To this end, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 outlines initiatives such as … Opportunities for Talent Collaboration in ASEAN in the Digital Age
5 Key Learnings on Asia’s Sustainable Infrastructure Development
The clock is ticking on the world’s climate goals. With Asia accounting for half of the world’s carbon emissions due to its heavy reliance on fossil fuels, the region is a deciding factor in the race to limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2050.
Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025
ASEAN Connectivity: Strengthening Regional Integration and Resilience
Under the Lao PDR’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2024, the theme “ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience” underscores a key priority for the region’s development: connectivity. Connectivity serves as a cornerstone of ASEAN’s regional integration efforts, a social-cultural glue, and a precondition for future prosperity. This focus on connectivity has proven especially pertinent as the region emerges … ASEAN Connectivity: Strengthening Regional Integration and Resilience
Learning Journeys
The ASEAN asked some of our ASEAN youth to share their motivations for studying and experience studying in a neighbouring ASEAN country. The respondents also reflect on how the experience shaped their perspectives of ASEAN and influenced their sense of regional identity.
Studies on Student Mobility and Intra-ASEAN Scholarships
Social Security Without Borders
Over the past few years, ASEAN has ramped up efforts to make sure that millions of intra-ASEAN migrant workers, who pay into their host country’s social security system, can bring their accrued benefits back home. In 2022, the region’s heads of state adopted the Declaration on Portability of Social Security Benefits for Migrant Workers in … Social Security Without Borders
A Resilient Workforce, Adapting to Climate Change in Southeast Asia
The impact of climate change has escalated globally, with an estimated 2.8 trillion US dollars in global loss and damage from 2000 to 2019, according to a 2023 study cited by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Southeast Asia, one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change impacts, has seen a surge in extreme weather … A Resilient Workforce, Adapting to Climate Change in Southeast Asia
Suanesavanh Vignaket
Minister Suanesavanh Vignaket discusses the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Achievements under the Lao PDR’s Chairmanship theme, “ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience.” She delves into the key achievements and initiatives implemented during this period, highlighting the importance of cultural exchange, environmental sustainability, strengthened health systems, and the protection of women and children. The Minister sheds light … Suanesavanh Vignaket