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Asean community 'should not overlook cultural integration'
News, Published on 05/06/2012
» The push towards regional integration by 2015 under the Asean Economic Community initiative has largely focused on the economic benefits of building closer transport, trade and investment links.
Asean urged to improve economic, transport ties
News, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 01/06/2012
» Asean nations must commit firmly to improving economic ties and transport links, Indonesian president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono says.
Extreme events 'require strong leadership to minimise fallout'
News, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 01/06/2012
» Strong leadership and effective communications are critical to minimising the economic impact of natural disasters, agreed speakers at the World Economic Forum.
Corruption, red tape holding back growth
News, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 31/05/2012
» Outdated regulations, an inefficient education system and corruption are among the key factors impeding growth in Thailand's competitiveness, said speakers at the World Economic Forum in East Asia yesterday.
Productivity must rise with wages
News, Published on 30/05/2012
» Improving labour productivity to catch up with the recent rise in minimum wages will be critical for Thailand to maintain its competitiveness, according to an economist with the Geneva-based World Economic Forum.
Govt says WEF not threatened by protests
News, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 29/05/2012
» The government is confident that this week's World Economic Forum on East Asia will proceed smoothly despite the spectre of mass street protests tomorrow.
No worries over Thein Sein no-show
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 29/05/2012
» President Thein Sein's no-show at the World Economic Forum in Bangkok this week is unlikely to undermine the friendly relations forged between his government and the Yingluck Shinawatra administration.
Asia is crucial to ending poverty
News, Published on 28/05/2012
» Amid the economic distress emanating from the United States and Europe, no statistic better captures the broader dynamics of the world economy than the recent World Bank announcement that the first Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to cut extreme poverty by half was met globally in 2010. This was fully five years before the 2015 deadline.