To boost financial inclusion and enhance digital transformation, the Central Bank of Laos, in partnership with the Japanese fintech company SORAMITSU, has successfully launched a prototype of a digital currency called the Digital Lao Kip. This important initiative, first announced… Read More »Laos Takes a Leap Towards Financial Inclusion with Digital Lao Kip
In a recently published National Security Policy document, the Philippine government expressed grave concern over latent military conflict in the Taiwan Strait within the context of “widening the Philippine government polarities and the sharpening strategic competition between the United States… Read More »A Nation On Edge: Philippines Chorus Concern Over China-Taiwan Tensions
The 2023 ASEAN Football Federation U-23 Championship (AFF U-23 Championship) has brought back Atsushi Hanita as the head coach of Brunei Darussalam. Previously, Atsushi Hanita served as the head coach of the senior national football team of Brunei from September… Read More »Atsushi Hanita leads Brunei under-23 in their quest for Paris 2024
by: Noelle Azarcon – August 1, 2022 Last May, U.S. President Joe Biden formally launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) in an effort to promote a ‘free and open’ region amid geopolitical tensions and a trade-war with China. The Biden… Read More »Japan’s Vital Role In the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework
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 unique geographical position of Southeast Asia at the center of the Indo-Pacific region has made it geopolitically significant. With a coverage area of 4.49 million square kilometers and a population of over 660 million, the Association of Southeast Asian… Read More »Opportunities for ASEAN Within the Brewing Global Superpower Maelstrom
LABUAN BAJO, East Nusa Tenggara (10-11 May 2023) – The US dollar has dominated the global economy since the aftermath of World War II, maintaining its position as the most-held reserve (not to mention the most widely used currency) in… Read More »ASEAN Labuan Bajo Summit: The End of the Dollar
WASHINGTON D.C – On May 16, Taiwan’s Speaker of Parliament You Si-Kun touted the idea of a “defense crescent” consisting of Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines as a security mechanism of the island nation in the face of China’s… Read More »The Triangular Security Crescent: Taiwan’s Backyard Support Against Mainland China