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Recasting Korea–Asean relations
Oped, Suh Jeong-in, Published on 03/12/2025
» At the Asean–Republic of Korea (ROK) Commemorative Summit in Kuala Lumpur in October, President Lee Jae-myung presented a five-year vision for the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP).
US tariff shock upsides for Asean
Oped, Suh Jeong In, Published on 24/04/2025
» 'Let the dust from the White House settle first," said former Korean Foreign Minister Song Min-soon in an interview with Korean media. A Southeast Asian figure I met during an Asean Regional Forum (ARF) Experts and Eminent Persons (EEPs) meeting held recently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, expressed a similar sentiment.
Who benefits from Bangladesh's strife?
Oped, Sultan Mahmud, Published on 03/08/2024
» Domestic peace and stability have been the key to national progress in every part of the world. Growth of civilisation and prosperity of the West had been possible due to political stability and social harmony.
Is Asean ready for green hydrogen?
News, Citra Endah Nur Setyawati and Alloysius Joko Purwanto, Published on 30/01/2023
» Climate change and the energy transition have made research and development (R&D) in clean energy a priority as countries aim to reach net-zero by 2050. Hydrogen has been categorically singled out as a possible source of energy in the not-too-distant future. Indeed, hydrogen has been widely used in many applications, including in refining ammonia and petroleum, and the production of methanol and synthetic fuels which have more emissions. These applications accounted for more than 93% of global hydrogen consumption in 2020.
South Korea's Indo-Pacific policy
News, Suh Jeon-in, Published on 13/12/2022
» President Yoon Suk-yeol announced the Republic of Korea's Strategy for a Free, Peaceful, and Prosperous Indo-Pacific Region (hereafter Indo-Pacific Strategy), and Korea-Asean Solidarity Initiative (KASI) at the Asean-Korea Summit held in November in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. His core message at the summit was simple: Korea aims to upgrade and elevate its partnership with Asean to the next level. In response, Asean leaders welcomed President Yoon's initiative. The significance of Korea's recent diplomatic move should be analysed in diverse aspects.
The world needs a bold but realistic energy plan
Oped, Sultan Al Jaber, Published on 23/08/2022
» Record growth in renewables, representing over 80% of all new power-generating capacity last year, is the clearest sign yet that the energy transition is gathering pace. But recent events have shown that unplugging the current energy system before we have built a sufficiently robust alternative puts both economic and climate progress at risk -- and calls into question whether we can ensure a just transition that is equitable to all.
Time to offset carbon footprint
Oped, Dian Lutfiana and Citra Endah Nur Setyawati, Published on 10/05/2022
» In early 2020, the world faced an unprecedented situation as Covid-19 struck globally, placing most countries under lockdown and resulting in significant alteration of many government policies on energy demand, especially on the transport sector.
Listening to public is key to successful jab push
Oped, Intan Safinaz Binti Almarhum, Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah & Lo Ying-Ru Jacqueline, Published on 02/03/2021
» Hope is rising in Malaysia and around the world as Covid-19 vaccinations get underway. Our new survey of 5,916 Malaysians also reveals that attitudes toward the virus are changing for the better, reflecting more understanding about vaccines and the severity of the disease.
Disasters discriminate. Disaster response should not
Asia focus, Bharati Sadasivam in Istanbul, Published on 15/10/2018
» When landslides devastated parts of Khatlon province in Tajikistan in early 2009, the village of Baldzhuvan was better prepared than most. Bibi Rahimova, a local community organiser, had spent years alerting people to the dangers of living beneath unstable terrain. When the hillside finally gave way, all of Baldzhuvan's 35 households were evacuated safely, and no lives were lost.