An initiative to develop the ASEAN Digital Integration Framework was also launched during the summit, which identifies the economic benefits of, and current challenges to digital integration for ASEAN and for its member states. At the summit, ASEAN Secretariat also assessed ASEAN's Readiness for the...
"Significant progress has been made on initiatives related to electronic commerce and the digital economy. The ASEAN Agreement on Electronic Commerce was already endorsed and is expected to be signed by the ASEAN economic ministers (AEM) at the November summit. The ASEAN Digital Integration Framework...
Leaders said they are looking forward to enhancing digital integration with the development of Asean Digital Integration Framework Action Plan 2015-2025 and improving connectivity through sustainable infrastructure, as well to achieve inclusivity by narrowing development gaps in the region. Asean leaders com...
To further propel high-level digital integration in the future, Guangxi has identified two key focus areas, said Zhao. First, the region prioritizes the construction of the Nanning International Telecommunications Hub and its surrounding industrial ecosystem, aiming for operationalization by 2025. Plans ...
Conformity assessment procedures prioritize sectors such as new energy vehicles and electronics, which helps establish an institutional framework for aligning standards between the two parties. Furthermore, for trade facilitation, the two parties have enhanced customs procedures and quarantine measures beyond...
First, he called to accelerate the process of regional integration. Taking the full entry into force of RCEP as an opportunity, Wang called for supporting Hong Kong's accession to RCEP as one of the first batch of members. He also said China supports the construction of a stable, smooth an...
Guangxi has identified two key focus areas to propel high-level digital integration in the future, said Zhao. Firstly, the region prioritizes the construction of the Nanning International Telecommunications Hub and its surrounding industrial ecosystem, aiming to operate by 2025. Twenty-six cross-border...
ASEAN economic ministers adopted at the meeting ASEAN Services Facilitation Framework, which is a set of principles and action plans to achieve ASEAN services sector integration and to improve the competitiveness of the services sector. "We...
On the heels of AFTA, and as part of ASEAN’s Vision 2020, ASEAN embarked on a more ambitious strategy of regional economic integration by launching the AEC on 31 December 2015. Under the AEC framework, the more developed AMSs (Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia and the Philipp...
Within ASEAN, policymakers continue to work towards closer economic and financial integration. In September 2023, at the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, ministers launched negotiations for a digital economy framework that will govern how countries in the region cooperate on di...