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Brunei Likely to Ratify Pacific Trade Pact by End of Year

The oil-rich kingdom of Brunei is expected to ratify a major new trade deal spanning the Pacific Rim in the second half of 2019, Bloomberg Law has learned.

Brunei plans to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership by year’s end, said Alexander Feldman, president of the U.S.-ASEAN Business Council. ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, of which Brunei is a member.

Feldman spoke with Bloomberg Law on the heels of a business mission to the...
https://www.usasean.org/council-in-the-news/2019/02/06/brunei-likely-ratify-pacific-trade-pact-end-year
U.S. Companies Support Brunei’s Diversification Efforts

(Bandar Seri Begawan) The US-ASEAN Business Council concluded its 2019 Business Mission to Brunei Darussalam on January 30, with leading U.S. companies from a cross section of sectors to engage the Government of Brunei on trade and investment opportunities, in support of Brunei’s diversification efforts.  The two-day mission aimed to further develop longstanding commercial ties between the U.S. and Brunei and focused on identifying opportunities with Brunei’s new cabinet, to bolster the U.S.-Brunei economic relationship and supporting the Government of Brunei’s efforts to implement key reforms in order to help promote Brunei as a destination for high-value trade and investment.
https://www.usasean.org/press-release/2019/02/05/us-companies-support-brunei%E2%80%99s-diversification-efforts
Cambodia Update: January 31, 2019

Cambodia Update: January 31, 2019
Author: Jack Myint   LOOKING AHEAD    

https://www.usasean.org/article/2019/01/31/cambodia-update-january-31-2019
ICT Analytical Update: Singapore Releases Proposed Model Artificial Intelligence Framework

ICT Analytical Update | January 31, 2019
Authors: Shay Wester, Ella Duangkaew, Goh Jing Yi   ANALYTICAL UPDATE    

https://www.usasean.org/article/2019/01/31/ict-analytical-update-singapore-releases-proposed-model-artificial-intelligence
ICT Update: January 31, 2019

ICT Update | January 31, 2019
Authors: Shay Wester, Riley Smith, Ella Duangkaew, Goh Jing Yi, David Mineo   LOOKING AHEAD    

https://www.usasean.org/article/2019/01/31/ict-update-january-31-2019
Vietnam Update: January 30, 2019

Vietnam Update | January 30, 2019
Authors: Hai Pham and David Mineo   LOOKING AHEAD    

March 12: Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Workshop
For more information, please contact Vu Tu Thanh at tvu@usasean.org. 
https://www.usasean.org/article/2019/01/30/vietnam-update-january-30-2019
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ICT Update: Notes from the ICT Committee Q1 2019 Call

ICT Update | January 28, 2019
Authors: Ella Duangkaew, Alson Soh   NOTES FROM THE ICT COMMITTEE Q1 2019 CALL    

On January 24, the ICT Committee held its first Committee Call for 2019. The call focused on:
https://www.usasean.org/article/2019/01/28/ict-update-notes-ict-committee-q1-2019-call