On Sunday, Philip Bowring wrote about the racism in Hong Kong and China and discuss how it would affect Hong Kong and China’s relations with ASEAN countries.
Hidden obstacle to HK-ASEAN FTA talk: racism? Read Bowring article in SCMP
Showing posts with label ASEAN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ASEAN. Show all posts
Jun 16, 2014
Jun 2, 2014
On ASEAN and South China Sea and Shangri-La Dialogue
Dr. John Lee, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Sydney, shared his view about ASEAN and the South China Sea issues reflected in the Shangri-La Dialogue.
Apr 9, 2014
Is ASEAN ready for AEC 2015? check this @Diplomat_APAC: Cambodia Leads Doubts Over AEC
Recently, @Diplomat_APAC has published an article about doubts and risks among the ASEAN countries heading towards the ASEAN Economic Community 2015. Interesting piece and a quick review to understand the problems faced by the region in creating a single and integrated economic bloc like EU.
Cambodia Leads Doubts Over AEC | The Diplomat
Cambodia Leads Doubts Over AEC http://t.co/twDMY4eyi2
— The Diplomat (@Diplomat_APAC) April 8, 2014
However, doubts have persisted over their insistence, particularly in regards to poorer members like Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam and Myanmar. This is in part due to the marked cultural differences within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Brunei stunned many in the region when it announced that it would shortly impose Sharia law. Thailand remains on the perennial brink of a political meltdown while the ethnic and religious divides in Malaysia have rarely been greater.
As great as those cultural differences is the economic gulf between rich and poor.
