BACKGROUND Considerable efforts have been made over the past decade to address vitamin and mineral deficiencies. An increasing number of countries in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are adopting mandatory food fortification as one of the primary strategies to overcome these deficiencies. Experience shows that fortified foods can reach large parts of the population, including ...

Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) observed rapid economic growth in the last few decades. This study aims to investigate whether integration and information communication technology (ICT) promotes ASEAN. It further examines role of ICT for relationship with respect readiness usage. The undertook panel data over 21 years (1997 – 2017) employed Generalized Method Moments approach estimation results...

This study analyzes the factors that have facilitated Vietnam's recent rapid solar and wind power expansion draws policy insights for other member states of Association Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). A policy-mix analysis focusing on targets, incentive instruments, enabling regulations, implementation is carried out, informed by semi-structured interviews with 20 Vietnamese experts during per...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is an area with the rapid adoption technology, growth internet and mobile phone users, region-wide digital initiatives to increase connectivity between markets, drastic acceleration digitalization across practically all aspects economy. Currently, especially in Covid-19 pandemic period, economy a key factor driving region's Based on Networked R...

We examine the evidence from the long-run abnormal returns using data for 76 health care and biopharmaceutical initial public offerings (IPOs) listed in a 29-year period between 1986 and 2014 in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Laos. Based on the event-time approach, the 3-year s...

With the rise of China and the implementation of the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” strategy, research on geo-economics between China and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries has become increasingly important. Current studies mainly focus on influencing factors, while there is little consideration about how these influencing factors act on geo-economic relationships. Ther...

The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between self-reported leisure time physical inactivity frequency and sedentary behaviour and lifestyle correlates among school children in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) region. The analysis included 30,284 school children aged 13-15 years from seven ASEAN countries that participated in the Global School-based Student Hea...

Abstract Why do Southeast Asian states use regional mechanisms for disaster relief? From a conventional functionalist perspective, inadequate domestic-level responses to emergencies create demand scaled-up governance. This article offers an alternative interpretation of cooperation in Asia. Drawing on theoretical insights from comparative regionalism and critical studies, it argues that the rai...