New Delhi, 18 March 2011 Delegates of the 13th ASEAN-India Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) held in New Delhi began their two-day meeting yesterday by observing a minute of silence to express their condolences to the victims of the recent natural disasters in Japan. "This is a joint expression of deep condolences as well as a [...]
Jakarta, 18 March 2011 The Secretary-General of ASEAN today expressed his condolence to the victims of the Japan earthquake personally through the Ambassador of Japan to ASEAN, Takio Yamada, at the Embassy of Japan in Jakarta. Dr Surin, who was accompanied by his Deputy Secretaries-General, said Japan can depend on ASEAN's friendship and support to [...]
Jakarta, 16 March 2011 A group of 28 ASEAN journalists embarked on a 10-day visit across four cities in India. Spanning from 2 to 11 March, the trip was arranged by the Government of India to promote better understanding of ASEAN-India relations and lasting friendship among ASEAN and Indian media practitioners. The journalists began their [...]
Jakarta, 16 March 2011 A two-day fair featuring products and services from the private sector of ASEAN and China will be held in Zhengzhou, Henan, China on 28-29 June 2011. The Fair, co-organised by the Henan province and the China-ASEAN Business Council (CABC), aims to intensify ASEAN-China cooperation. DSG Nathan stated that the Fair is [...]
Jakarta, 16 March 2011 Singapore Urban Search and Rescue / USAR contingent conducts a mock rescue operation at the ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise (DiREx) in Manado, Indonesia. The contingent joins other participants from the ARF members at the Exercise Over 3,000 participants from 23 nations and the European Union today focus on the [...]
Jakarta, 15 March 2011 To help Japan recover from the recent natural disasters, aids are pouring in from all corners of the world, along with ASEAN. "Helping hands from ASEAN Member States were extended the moment the earthquake and tsunami hit our friend, Japan. As a wise and well-managed government, even in time of extreme [...]