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)