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| Item title | Author | Description | Language | Accession Number |
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| Oil Price Shocks and Stock Markets in ASEAN-5 | Koh, Wee Chian | Investigates the impact of oil price shocks and oil price volatility on real stock prices in ASEAN-5, covering Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand from 1997 to 2013 by applying statistical model. Reveals the significant movement of real stock prices in response to the oil price volatility. Explains the impact of monetary policy shocks in ASEAN -5 on the variability in real stocks return. | English | 92943 |
| The Threshold of Government Size and Economic Growth for ASEAN Countries: An Analysis of the Smooth Transition Regression Model | Thanh, Su Dinh | Studies the relationship between the government size and the economic growth by applying ASEAN data from 1980 to 2011 and a smooth transition regression model to test the threshold effect of government size and government spending. Reveals the optimal level of government spending per Gross Domestic Production (GDP) for ASEAN countries to support sustainable economic growth. | English | 92941 |
| Towards ASEAN Community | Compiles miscellany about ASEAN. Exhibits an event report on 48th Anniversary of ASEAN Community. Introduces Brunei's Shari' ah law, sample cases and implication congratulation words in ASEAN languages and a profile of Malaysian famous vocalist-Yunalis Mat Zara'ai. Depicts ASEAN's world cultural and natural heritages, focusing on a journey and tourist attractions in Penang. | Thai | 92920 | |
| ASEAN + 3: Volume Three Travel | Horton, Chris | Provides information on ASEAN+3 travel. Highlights the country profiles of ASEAN countries and China, Japan, South Korea. Covers topics on travel preparation, visa issues, embassies, airports and transportation, daytrips and excursions, food and entertainment, rules and regulations for foreigners, and key business organizations. | English | 92895 |
| ASEAN + 3: Volume Two Business | Horton, Chris | Provides information on ASEAN+3 business and economic integration through ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) with South Korea, Japan, and China. Highlights the country profiles of ASEAN+3 in terms of key sectors, business doing, foreign direct investment (FDI), workforce, top 5 export destinations, top 5 import partners, special economic zones, tourism, and connectivity with ASEAN+3. | English | 92894 |
| Infrastructure and Economic Connectivity in ASEAN | Studies ASEAN connectivity through physical infrastructure, investment, and business-to-business (B2B) transactions. Focuses on the connection via electricity, transport, and Information Communication Technology (ICT) infrastructure. Analyzes the linkage at regional, sub-regional and extra-regional level in terms of investment, production, trade, and multinational companies (MNCs)' transaction. Investigates the impacts of the mentioned infrast ...Continue Reading | English | 92829 | |
| Infrastructure Value Chains and Motivations of MNEs in ASEAN | Examines the interconnection of infrastructure value chain players in ASEAN as well as multinational enterprises (MNEs)' roles in each segment. Demonstrates statistical data and value chain of electricity, telecommunication, transport, e-commerce and ICT-enabled sector. Analyzes key drivers to increase MNEs' investment or participation in infrastructure development in ASEAN. Mentions projects related to power plants in ASEAN and CLMV countries ...Continue Reading | English | 92828 | |
| Infrastructure Investment and Private Sector Players in ASEAN | Focuses on infrastructure investment and key players from private sector in ASEAN. Explains importance of infrastructure development as an economic accelerator, comparing to other regions' experiences. Covers statistics, trends, and investment needs for electricity, telecommunication, Information Communication Technology (ICT), transport, and special economic zones. Presents foreign private investment in ASEAN’s infrastructure, covering fore ...Continue Reading | English | 92827 | |
| FDI Development and Corporate Investment Strategies | Looks at foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow and multi-national enterprises (MNEs) development in ASEAN, covering FDI trends in 2014, intra-ASEAN and CLMV investment, MNEs' strategies and expansion, investment facilitation and policy development. Explores infrastructure investment situation, investment needs, key players, and its value chain, covering electricity, telecommunication, transport, e-commerce and information Communication Technolo ...Continue Reading | English | 92826 | |
| ASEAN Insight | Compiles articles from a documentary program on ASEAN culture, historical sites, and ways of live. Narrates Cambodian historical sites and tourist spots, namely Siem Reap, Angkor civilization, Landmine museum, Tonle Sap, and Cambodian nightlife. Visits Thailand regional civilization in Chiang Mai, Lampang, Kanchanaburi and Thai-Laos community on the bank of Mekong river. Wanders in Singapore through its urbanization, food culture, and Peranaka ...Continue Reading | Multilanguage | 92824 | |
| ASEAN Challenge | Compiles interviews relating to ASEAN's regional policies on economy and socio-cultural integration. Explores macroeconomic perspectives, covering regional strategic direction after 2015, five challenges for ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), and foreign investment flow in ASEAN countries. Exhibits industrial insights of Thai furniture and lighting business in ASEAN market. Mentions social disparity in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS), improve ...Continue Reading | Multilanguage | 92823 | |
| Engendering ASEAN Identity: the Role of Film | Rosa, Jose Miguel R. de la | Discusses on the role of film as a tool to convey sense of ASEAN community as well as to reflect cultural lives, heritage, value and traditions. Reviews film development status in ASEAN member states. Focuses on the FILM ASEAN concept, proposed mechanism, and recommendation for the working group in accordance with ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Blueprint. | English | 92816 |
| Moving the AEC Beyond 2015: Managing Domestic Economic Interests in Thailand | Sineenat Sermcheep | Studies conflicts in Thailand's domestic economic interest, namely agricultural sector, logistics industry, and the mobility of medical professionals. Reviews Thailand's progress on ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) commitment to the blueprint. Traces evident and causes for the slow pace of liberalization in the mentioned sectors. Concludes that the greater economic return will benefit large exporters and multinational companies rather than farme ...Continue Reading | English | 92798 |
| The ASEAN-Pacific Alliance: Opportunities and Obstacles | Chaowarit Chaowsangrat | Studies economic transaction and interregional cooperation between 6 ASEAN countries covering Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Viet Nam, Indonesia, and the Philippines, and the Pacific Alliance comprising of Chile, Columbia, Mexico and Peru. Gives statistical data of major imports and exports, trade balance, and regional economic agreements engaged from 2009 to 2013. | English | 92791 |
| History of Wound in ASEAN and Problem of Nation-State Boundary: Remainder from the Delivering of 4 Malay States to England in 1909 | Tanonrat Naktang | Narrates history and problematic legacy of 4 Malay states in current Malaysia's territory, covering Perlis, Kedah, Kelantan, and Terengganu. Outlines state occupation from Siamese governance from Sukhothai Period to British colonialization in 1909 and became a part of Malaysia in 1963. Traces the embedded political, ethnical, and territorial conflicts due to previous negotiations with England. Mentions Thai diaspora in Malaysia, social benefit ...Continue Reading | Thai | 92787 |
| Boundary Dispute Management in ASEAN | Akkharapong Kamkoon | Conceptualizes boundary conflicts in Asia, such as territorial dispute after conquest, concession, or colonialization, positional dispute due to discrepant demarcation, functional dispute resulting from government operations, and dispute over transboundary resource. Exhibits Southeast Asian conflict areas, conflict backgrounds, disputants, and dispute settlement progress. Covers land and maritime disputes among Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, ...Continue Reading | Thai | 92786 |
| Improving the Regulatory and Support Environment for Migrant Workers for Greater Productivity, Competitiveness, and Social Welfare in ASEAN | Hatsukano, Naomi | Studies migration in Southeast Asia relating to the impact of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC). Addresses ASEAN migration management, lower-skilled labour migration, and the 2008 work plan deploying the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of Rights of Migrant Workers (ACMW). Exhibits case studies of migrant workers from the Mekong countries to Thailand and illegal lower-skilled Cambodian workers in Thailand. Emphasizes on promoting t ...Continue Reading | English | 92781 |
| Linking Climate Change Adaptation and Food Security in ASEAN | Discusses on food security in terms of ASEAN Socio-Cultural (ASCC) blueprint and ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) blueprint. Revisits the food security under AEC aspect and the climate change impact on food security from socio-cultural perspective. Argues 3 reasons necessarily to address the food security in relation to climate change and disaster risk under the ASCC blueprint. Covers the ASCC scope that mostly includes environment security, cli ...Continue Reading | English | 92765 | |
| Tracking Clean Energy Progress in ASEAN Member States and Analysis of Implementation Deficits | Venkatachalam Anbumozhi | Discusses on ASEAN clean energy adoption for products and services among low-income households, employees, and business owners. Traces energy issues in Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), clean energy target and implementation deficits in ASEAN in terms of economic perspectives. Demonstrates 'polluter pays' as a fiscal policy framework to accelerate the use of clean energy, such as Green incentive, subsidies or tax break for green energy enter ...Continue Reading | English | 92757 |
| Reforming the Intellectual Property System to Promote Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN | Studies the intellectual property (IP) system and its current situation in ASEAN countries to find out impact factors for foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow from Japanese, Chinese, Korean, American (U.S.), and European (EU) multinational companies (MNCs). Analyzes trend of companies' investment, expansion factor, problems and challenges of IP systems in each ASEAN country, focusing on MNCs in Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam. Reve ...Continue Reading | English | 92750 |
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