Vientiane, Laos – Laos, an agrarian and landlocked country in Southeast Asia, has experienced a consistent pattern of higher growth in imports of goods and services compared to exports, including agricultural products as domestic production falls short of meeting demand. … Read More »Breaking Dependency: Laos’ Quest for Self-Sufficiency Amidst Mounting Challenges
Shortly after Twitter – soon rebranded as ‘X’ by Elon Musk – users complained about his new policy of tweet restriction per day even for verified accounts, Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta acted as if to save the day. Threads, which you… Read More »Threads is Going to Dethrone Twitter (Terms and Conditions Apply)
South Korea – South Korea’s fintech platform, Kakao Pay, is expanding in ASEAN countries and Japan. Kakao Pay itself is a part of Kakao Corp that runs finance services under Hana Bank monitor and Global Loyalty Network (GLN) cooperation. This… Read More »Kakao Pay is Now Easily Accessible by ASEAN Countries
The AI for Good Global Summit was held from July 6-7, 2023 in Geneva, Switzerland. Spearheaded by the International Telecommunication Unit (ITU) in partnership with 40 UN sister agencies, the interactive summit allowed guests to learn more about artificial intelligence… Read More »AI for Good Summit 2023 Insights and Breakthroughs Discussed
ASEAN-BAC 2023 The ASEAN-BAC (Business Advisory Council) is a non-governmental organization or NGO made up of business leaders in ASEAN. It aims to strengthen business relations among ASEAN countries and promote economic growth through investment promotion, exchange of business policies,… Read More »ASEAN-BAC 2023: Development for Southeast Asia
The ten ASEAN members ratified the Regional Plan of Action on Women, Peace and Security (RPA WPS) rules at the 40th ASEAN Summit and the 41st ASEAN Summit in November 2022 (which is also the first regional policy framework related… Read More »High-Level Dialogue: Regional Plan of Action for Women, Peace and Security
TOKYO — As Japan steps into its global engagement role as the host of the 2023 G7 Summit in Hiroshima, a new legal platform is being proposed to combine both accelerations of cross-border data flows with individual privacy protection measurements… Read More »Balancing Data Sharing and Privacy Protection: The Japan-ASEAN Digital Innovation
Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) involves using AI algorithms to create output from training data. Alongside text, photos, and video, this output can also be in the form of speech/sound. With the interest in AI products increasing worldwide, it is no… Read More »The Future of Voice: For Better or Worse, AI Takes Center Stage
Malaysia, June 28, 2023 (Wednesday) – The 9th Prime Minister of Malaysia, Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, has recently advocated for removing the veto power held by the security council within the United Nations. This statement itself was delivered during… Read More »Democratizing the UN: The Call to Redefine Veto Rights
MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Tourism (DOT) is under fire following the release of an advertisement as part of the new 49 million PHP (approximately $880 000 USD) “Love the Philippines” tourism campaign. The 2-minute promotional video featuring footage… Read More »The Philippines’ Tourism Rebranding Blunder