SINGAPORE, Jan 21 (IPS Asia-Pacific) – In late 2011, Singapore pledged 50 million Singapore dollars (40.7 million US dollars) to help its neighbours Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam integrate better into the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) Economic Community that is to be in place by 2015. ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 (The Star) - With Asean forging ahead with its Asean Economic Community (AEC) plans, member countries of South-East Asia should seek to create a synergy based on their strengths rather than out-do each other. ...

PHNOM PENH, Nov 19 (Bangkok Post) - Asean leaders have decided to delay the launch of the Asean Economic Community (AEC) for 12 months from Jan 1 to Dec 31, 2015 to prepare the necessary regulations. ...