ASEAN Economies : News , Discussions & Updates.

[Azaad]

View: https://youtu.be/zH5WptvpLCY?si=mP354oUdE839a3XS

Very interesting developments in Malaysia's SMC dream of being among the top 3 or 5 global SMC hubs.

 

[Abhijeet]

Vietnam, India Aims To Raise Trade Turnover To US$20 Billion

Vietnam, India Aims To Raise Trade Turnover To US$20 Billion

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is on a State visit to India to attend the Viet Nam-India Business Forum in New Delhi organised by FICCI encouraged India to hike official development assistance for Viet Nam's projects including infrastructure, digital infrastructure and climate change.

www.etvbharat.com

 

[rockdog]

View: https://x.com/NikkeiAsia/status/1820840486149488749?t=RWdIbfV0n0gWtzgFO8LnNw&s=19




View: https://x.com/MayaMajueran/status/1820530602363482259?t=lYlHfA0qon451_kUycdjGQ&s=19

 

[Abhijeet]

21 Indians rescued from Myanmar's notorious Dongmei scam centre, 57 victims freed since July; see pictures

21 Indians rescued from Myanmar's notorious Dongmei scam centre, 57 victims freed since July; see pictures

In a significant operation, 21 Indian nationals were released from the notorious Dongmei scam centre in Myawaddy, Myanmar, on Tuesday, as confirmed by the Indian Embassy in Myanmar.

newsable.asianetnews.com

Indians trafficked and forced to commit cybercrimes at 'Chinese scam centres': Report

www.deccanherald.com

View: https://x.com/OpIndia_com/status/1827556507279667223

 

[Abhijeet]

View: https://youtu.be/MO29RHhlS6g?si=mErX1DzExlCMEXU5

 

[Azaad]

‘We lost everything’: the Indonesians falling out of the middle class

Nearly 10 million people have slipped out of Indonesia’s middle class since 2019, according to government statistics.

www.aljazeera.com

I wonder how much of this is related to the RCEP @rockdog

 

[sameer]

RCEP is just one part. Indons aren't good at manufacturing either. Their economy is mostly based around digging up their forests and then exporting those raw materials.

After iPhone 16, Indonesia Halts Sale of Google Pixel Phones

Indonesia has prohibited the sale of the Pixel phones, saying Alphabet Inc.’s Google has failed to meet domestic content requirements.

www.bloomberg.com

They banned iphones and pixels.

Why would anyone manufacture in this country? Lol.