ASEAN
- ASEAN cooperation pushed to expedite digital transformation (Philippine News Agency, 0124)
- China lays groundwork for deeper ties in Southeast Asia with Wang Yi tour (South China Morning Post, 0117)
Indonesia
- Indonesia launches one of world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccination drives (Reuters, 0113)
Lao PDR
- Laos names PM Thongloun as new party leader (Bangkok Post, 0115)
Malaysia
- Southeast Asia’s Grab, which began in Malaysia, considering US IPO this year (The Star, 0119)
Singapore
- ‘Please take it’, Singapore PM says after getting COVID-19 vaccine (Reuters, 0108)
- Singapore to require Covid tests for all inbound travellers (Bangkok Post, 0117)
Viet Nam
- Vietnam to exceed 6% growth target for 2021, say analysts (The Business Times, 0111)
- Vietnam’s party congress picks new communist leaders (BBC, 0125)