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• May 6, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: < 1 minute
  

  ASEAN+3 Further Promotes Regional Financial Cooperation

  The Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Japan, China and South Korea (ASEAN Plus Three) have decided to further promote regional financial cooperation at the recent ASEAN Plus Three meeting held last Friday in India.
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  May 3, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: < 1 minute
  

  ASEAN to Launch Business Traveler Card By 2015

  The leaders of ASEAN have agreed to launch an ASEAN business traveler card by 2015, allowing frequent business travelers from ASEAN countries to stay for months at a time in other ASEAN countries without the need to obtain a visa.
• April 30, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  ASEAN and Chinese Foreign Ministers to Meet Over South China Sea Claims

  Apr. 30 – In the aftermath of the ASEAN summit in Brunei, it appears that conscious steps have been taken to make progress towards lowering tensions in the South China Sea, with China proposing a meeting with ASEAN Foreign Ministers to discuss a code of conduct governing the area. ASEAN has long wanted to confront[…..]
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  April 17, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  Welcome to ASEAN Briefing!

  Welcome to ASEAN Briefing, a new site constructed in a library and archive format, where we have collected the various and increasing number of tax treaties and FDI policies that ASEAN and its individual members states have with other nations. Our news section will specifically concentrate on these treaties and agreements, ensuring that our audience is kept up to date on any new developments.
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  March 18, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  Are You Ready For ASEAN 2015?

  In our first ever issue of Asia Briefing magazine, we focus on the new dawn that ASEAN free trade brings to the entire region, as well as the dramatic added impact of pan-Asian free trade agreements such as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
• March 7, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 4 minutes
  

  ASEAN-India Free Trade Area Part IV: Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia

  In the fourth and final part of our ASEAN-India Free Trade Area analysis, we will examine trade trends and statistics from India to Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia.
• February 27, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 4 minutes
  

  ASEAN-India Free Trade Area Part III: Cambodia, Brunei, Laos and the Philippines

  By Alex Tangkilisan Feb. 27 – In the third part of our ASEAN-India Free Trade Area analysis, we will examine trade trends and statistics from India to Cambodia, Brunei, Laos and the Philippines. While the Philippines is part of the ASEAN six majors, Cambodia, Brunei and Laos are the three smallest economies in the region.[…..]
• February 7, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 4 minutes
  

  ASEAN-India Free Trade Area Part I: Introduction

  By Alex Tangkilisan Feb. 7 – The ASEAN–India Free Trade Area (AIFTA) is a free trade area consisting of the 10 member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and India. The initial framework agreement was signed in Bali, Indonesia, on October 8, 2003, and the final agreement was signed on August 13,[…..]
• January 28, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  Hong Kong and Italy Sign Comprehensive DTA

  On January 14, 2013, Hong Kong and Italy signed a comprehensive double taxation agreement (DTA).
• January 18, 2013 by ASEAN Briefing Reading Time: 2 minutes
  

  India-ASEAN Services and Investments FTA Finalized

  Jan. 18 – India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) finalized their anticipated free trade agreement (FTA) in services and investments on December 20, 2012 during the India-ASEAN Commemorative Summit in New Delhi, India. The move is likely to boost trade to US$100 billion by 2015. Trade between India and ASEAN presently stands[…..]