Geopolitical risks within the region appeared to have abated as the world’s attention shifted northwards to the Korean peninsula where North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests proved to be far more alarming than any problems the Asean region faced.
SINGAPORE (Dec 1): It’s been a good year for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations as it celebrated its 50th anniversary in style and enjoyed an upside surprise to economic growth.
In the past month, a series of political conclaves saw the high and mighty of global politics presenting themselves at Asean-sponsored summits, in seeming recognition of Asean’s centrality in regional affairs.
