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Pham Thi Phuong Thao

Pham Thi Phuong Thao is a Senior Research Officer at the ASEAN Studies Centre, ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute

Articles by Pham Thi Phuong Thao (4)

Japan and Southeast Asia Set to Co-Create an Interwoven Future

Hoang Thi Ha|Pham Thi Phuong Thao

Japan’s decades of cultivating relations with Southeast Asia have not only strengthened their diplomatic and economic ties but also deepened interpersonal and societal interactions, ultimately shifting postwar animosity towards Japan into a prevailing positive sentiment today.

Short-Term Pain for Long-Term Gain: Tax Reforms for Timor-Leste’s Trade Integration with ASEAN

Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy|Pham Thi Phuong Thao

Timor-Leste’s prospective ASEAN membership will potentially deliver both the benefits of expanded trade and losses in trade tax revenues. The latter can be avoided through a clear-cut strategy of tax reforms along with a trade-related adjustment programme.

Promoting Global Digital Supply Chains in ASEAN

Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy|Pham Thi Phuong Thao

Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy and Pham Thi Phuong Thao discuss key challenges facing ASEAN in promoting digital supply chains amid the shift of multinational corporations’ (MNCs) operations to the region.

Strengthening Links in ASEAN’s Global Value Chains Post-Pandemic

Sithanonxay Suvannaphakdy|Pham Thi Phuong Thao

The Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical tensions have disruptions global value chains. This has proven to be both a boon and bane for ASEAN.