Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia

Programmes

As a leading international research organization, ERIA is actively conducting quality research on numerous issues. With its partnership network of organizations and strong relations with governments in the region, ERIA is well positioned to support regional initiatives for sustainable growth and quality of life for the people in ASEAN and East Asia

Events

Date	Event
3 June 2025	Decarbonisation with Industrial Heat Pumps & Boilers in Asia

More Upcoming Events

ERIA Discusses ASEAN Startups Ecosystem with Asian Development Bank

19 November 2024

ERIA and OECD Discuss GenAI and Entrepreneurial Skills Ahead of EECOLE Roundtable

18 November 2024

First ASEAN Startup Policy Roundtable

2 April 2024

ERIA Highlights Cambodia's Peace Journey through Leadership Lecture with Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen

ERIA Highlights Cambodia's Peace Journey through Leadership Lecture with Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen

ERIA highlighted the critical role of leadership in achieving sustainable peace by hosting Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate of Cambodia, as the keynote speaker for the second ERIA School of Government Leadership Lecture Series.

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ERIA Pledges Support for Malaysia's ASEAN Leadership in 2025

ERIA Pledges Support for Malaysia's ASEAN Leadership in 2025

ERIA President meets Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the Malaysian Government during the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Vientiane.

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ERIA President Meets Prime Minister of Cambodia

ERIA President Meets Prime Minister of Cambodia

ERIA President Tetsuya Watanabe met with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The purpose of the visit was to discuss ERIA’s proposal to support Cambodia in developing a framework aimed at diversifying and enhancing the competitiveness of the Cambodian economy.

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ERIA Highlights Cambodia's Peace Journey through Leadership Lecture with Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen

ERIA Highlights Cambodia's Peace Journey through Leadership Lecture with Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen

ERIA highlighted the critical role of leadership in achieving sustainable peace by hosting Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Senate of Cambodia, as the keynote speaker for the second ERIA School of Government Leadership Lecture Series.

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ERIA Pledges Support for Malaysia's ASEAN Leadership in 2025

ERIA Pledges Support for Malaysia's ASEAN Leadership in 2025

ERIA President meets Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the Malaysian Government during the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Vientiane.

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ERIA President Meets Prime Minister of Cambodia

ERIA President Meets Prime Minister of Cambodia

ERIA President Tetsuya Watanabe met with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The purpose of the visit was to discuss ERIA’s proposal to support Cambodia in developing a framework aimed at diversifying and enhancing the competitiveness of the Cambodian economy.

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Updates

ERIA Workshop Builds Lao PDR’s Technical Readiness for ASEAN’s Digital Economy Agreement

News

ERIA Workshop Builds Lao PDR’s Technical Readiness for ASEAN’s Digital Economy Agreement

Vientiane, 30 May 2025: ERIA, in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) of Lao PDR and supported by the Aus4ASEAN Futures Initiative, successfully conducted...

ERIA President and Cambodian Prime Minister Discuss Economic Cooperation in Tokyo

News

ERIA President and Cambodian Prime Minister Discuss Economic Cooperation in Tokyo

Tokyo, 29 May 2025: ERIA President Tetsuya Watanabe met with Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet on the sidelines of the Nikkei Forum 2025 and the Cambodia–Japan...

ERIA and ACSDSD Explore Collaboration on Sustainable Development and Innovation

News

ERIA and ACSDSD Explore Collaboration on Sustainable Development and Innovation

Jakarta, 27 May 2025: ERIA President Tetsuya Watanabe welcomed a courtesy visit from H.E. Ambassador Phasporn Sangasubana, Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Sustainable Development...

ERIA President Meets Indonesia’s Vice Minister of Trade to Deepen Collaboration on Regional Trade and Innovation

News

ERIA President Meets Indonesia’s Vice Minister of Trade to Deepen Collaboration on Regional Trade and Innovation

Jakarta, 27 May 2025: ERIA President Tetsuya Watanabe paid a courtesy visit on H.E. Dyah Roro Esti Widya Putri, Vice Minister of Trade of Indonesia, at her office in Jakarta.

Through Headwinds and High Tides: Navigating ASEAN’s Stormy Voyage in 2025

Opinions

Through Headwinds and High Tides: Navigating ASEAN’s Stormy Voyage in 2025

By Dr Intan Murnira Ramli, Senior Policy Fellow, and Ardhana Tahriza Syarif, Research Associate: Calm seas never make skilled sailors; and the early months of 2025 have proven to be anything...

Latest Multimedia

Indonesia's ASEAN Chairmanship 2023 High-Level Policy Dialogue: ASEAN Digital Community 2045

Indonesia's ASEAN Chairmanship 2023 High-Level Policy Dialogue: ASEAN Digital Community 2045

ERIA Knowledge Lab Discusses Scaling Up Innovation and Digital Technology Ecosystem

ERIA Knowledge Lab Discusses Scaling Up Innovation and Digital Technology Ecosystem

Is ASEAN Ready for Electric Vehicles? | ASEAN Insights Podcast

Is ASEAN Ready for Electric Vehicles? | ASEAN Insights Podcast

Upcoming Events

Decarbonisation with Industrial Heat Pumps & Boilers in Asia

3 June 2025

ASEAN Chairmanship

ASEAN Chairmanship

ASEAN/East Asia NTM Database

ASEAN/East Asia NTM Database

Asia Zero Emission Center

Asia Zero Emission Center

Asia CCUS Network

Asia CCUS Network

Capacity Building Programme

Capacity Building Programme

ERIA Digital Innovation and Sustainable Economy Centre

ERIA Digital Innovation and Sustainable Economy Centre

ERIA School of Government

ERIA School of Government

Healthcare Unit

Healthcare Unit

Medical Excellence in Asia

Medical Excellence in Asia

Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris

Regional Knowledge Centre for Marine Plastic Debris

Highlighted Publications

Ageing and Health in the Philippines: Wave 2

Ageing and Health in the Philippines: Wave 2

Author(s)/Editor(s): Grace T. Cruz, Christian Joy P. Cruz, Yasuhiko Saito

26 February 2025

Ageing and Health in the Philippines – Wave 2 is the second publication of the Longitudinal Study of Ageing and Health in the Philippines (LSAHP), the first nationally representative panel study focusing on Filipinos aged 60 and older.

Services Global Supply Chains in ASEAN and East Asia-Implications and Opportunities for Regional Integration

Services Global Supply Chains in ASEAN and East Asia-Implications and Opportunities for Regional Integration

									Author(s)/Editor(s): Grace T. Cruz, Christian Joy P. Cruz, Yasuhiko Saito, Fukunari Kimura, Shandre Thangavelu, Christopher Findlay, Lurong Chen								

29 November 2024

The book offers both an analytical framework and empirical analysis of the development of services Global Value Chains (GVC) in the ASEAN and East Asian regions.

Political Economy of East Asian Economic Integration: The Process of the RCEP Negotiations and Beyond

Political Economy of East Asian Economic Integration: The Process of the RCEP Negotiations and Beyond

									Author(s)/Editor(s): Grace T. Cruz, Christian Joy P. Cruz, Yasuhiko Saito, Fukunari Kimura, Shandre Thangavelu, Christopher Findlay, Lurong Chen, Fusanori Iwasaki, Keita Oikawa, Shujiro Urata								

25 February 2025

This book examines the influence of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on East Asia and globally from an international relations perspective.

SME Policy Index ASEAN 2024 Enabling Sustainable Growth and Digitalisation

SME Policy Index ASEAN 2024 Enabling Sustainable Growth and Digitalisation

									Author(s)/Editor(s): Grace T. Cruz, Christian Joy P. Cruz, Yasuhiko Saito, Fukunari Kimura, Shandre Thangavelu, Christopher Findlay, Lurong Chen, Fusanori Iwasaki, Keita Oikawa, Shujiro Urata, ERIA, ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME), OECD								

20 September 2024

The ASEAN SME Policy Index 2024 is the result of a collaborative effort between the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME), the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Developed with the funding support [...]

Energy Security White Paper: Policy Direction for Inclusive and Sustainable Development for Lao PDR

Energy Security White Paper: Policy Direction for Inclusive and Sustainable Development for Lao PDR

									Author(s)/Editor(s): Grace T. Cruz, Christian Joy P. Cruz, Yasuhiko Saito, Fukunari Kimura, Shandre Thangavelu, Christopher Findlay, Lurong Chen, Fusanori Iwasaki, Keita Oikawa, Shujiro Urata, ERIA, ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME), OECD, Han Phoumin, Anousak Phongsavath								

23 September 2024

The Energy Security White Paper outlines broad policy directions tailored to various energy systems, drawing from evidence-based research conducted by energy experts and incorporating input from a wide range of stakeholders.

Plastic is a Material. It's not Inherently Bad or Evil | Living Chic with Plastic Podcast

Podcasts

Plastic is a Material. It's not Inherently Bad or Evil | Living Chic with Plastic Podcast

Indonesia's ASEAN Chairmanship 2023 High-Level Policy Dialogue: ASEAN Digital Community 2045

Video

Indonesia's ASEAN Chairmanship 2023 High-Level Policy Dialogue: ASEAN Digital Community 2045

ERIA Discusses ASEAN Startups Ecosystem with Asian Development Bank

Webinars

ERIA Discusses ASEAN Startups Ecosystem with Asian Development Bank

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