Media Release: US private sector is committed to supporting ASEAN’s economic recovery: strengthening public health infrastructure, restoring consumer confidence, and promoting sustainable development are critical recovery areas

14 October, 2020

US private sector is committed to supporting ASEAN’s economic recovery: strengthening public health infrastructure, restoring consumer confidence, and promoting sustainable development are critical recovery areas Counterclockwise starting from top left: Amb. Michael W. Michalak,

Media Release: The fourth industrial revolution offers opportunities to equalise societies: ASEAN must adopt a holistic 4IR agenda that factors in social equality

22 September, 2020

The fourth industrial revolution offers opportunities to equalise societies: ASEAN must adopt a holistic 4IR agenda that factors in social equality Counterclockwise starting from top left: Naveen Menon, President (ASEAN) for Cisco; Dato’ Fadzli

Media Release: Industry 4.0 offers lifeline to businesses in ASEAN during COVID-19 but employees buy-in is the foundation of the shift to new technologies

15 September, 2020

Industry 4.0 offers lifeline to businesses in ASEAN during COVID-19 but employees buy-in is the foundation of the shift to new technologies > Counterclockwise starting from top left: Kacper Pierzynowski, co-author of “Southeast Asia’s

Media Release: Effective responses toward COVID-19 pandemic require country assessment of needs and priorities while ASEAN needs to strengthen the mechanism for immediate and accurate exchange of information

4 August, 2020

Effective responses toward COVID-19 pandemic require country assessment of needs and priorities while ASEAN needs to strengthen the mechanism for immediate and accurate exchange of information From top: Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, Director-General

Media Release: ASEAN Secretary-General: ASEAN remains committed to multilateral cooperation and recognises the critical role of the private sector in the bloc’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan

3 July, 2020

ASEAN Secretary-General: ASEAN remains committed to multilateral cooperation and recognises the critical role of the private sector in the bloc’s COVID-19 economic recovery plan From top: H.E. Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Secretary-General of ASEAN;

Media Release: Intra-ASEAN and open trade is vital to ASEAN’s post-COVID-19 recovery – the EU experience may offer a path forward for boosting the growth of intra-regional trade

23 June, 2020

Intra-ASEAN and open trade is vital to ASEAN’s post-COVID-19 recovery – the EU experience may offer a path forward for boosting the growth of intra-regional trade From top: Paolo R. Vergano, Senior Fellow of

Media Release: China expected to recover in 2021 while ASEAN stands to gain from supply chain diversification if it can act as unified entity

16 June, 2020

China is expected to recover in 2021 but the recovery speed depends on the opening of other markets while ASEAN stands to gain from supply chain diversification if it can finally act as a

Press Release: COVID-19 Pandemic: ASEAN must address short-term relief and long-term survival for businesses while well placed to thrive on post-pandemic regionalism

21 April, 2020

ASEAN’s economic policy responses to COVID-19 must address short-term relief and long-term survival for businesses while ASEAN is well placed to thrive on post-pandemic trade regionalisation with true economic integration Clockwise starting from top

Press Release: Malaysia and Thailand to lead the way in pursuit of an integrated ASEAN through facilitating greater connectivity between both economies, catalysing greater regionalism within the bloc

18 February, 2020

Malaysia and Thailand to lead the way in pursuit of an integrated ASEAN through facilitating greater connectivity between both economies, catalysing greater regionalism within the bloc (L-R): H.E. Narong Sasitorn, Ambassador of Thailand to

Press Release: Vietnam should galvanise ASEAN to support the call for world economic peace during ASEAN 2020 Chairmanship

14 January, 2020

Vietnam should galvanise ASEAN to support the call for world economic peace during ASEAN 2020 Chairmanship (From left): Tan Sri Dr. Munir Majid, Chairman of CARI and ASEAN-BAC Malaysia; and H.E. Dr. Le Quy