Note: This article was originally published in Business Mirror on 11 October 2018. The 7th ERIA Editors' Roundtable which organised by the ERIA and S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), on 7^th October 2018 in Singapore was featured.

SINGAPORE—The last two decades have been challenging to the global markets but 10 economies of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) remain steadfast amid Western criticism of the regional bloc’s noninterference policy. While America and Europe have to deal with China’s strength, economies of Asean focus on their own dream of creating a single market that promotes the development of members. (Read the full article by using the link above).