Jakarta, 26 May 2011 The Deputy Secretary General of Municipal Government of Zhengzhou, Henan Province, Mr. Song Baisong and together with their respective delegations paid a visit to the ASEAN Secretariat to brief on the 17th Zhengzhou National Commodity Fair and Consumer Goods Expo on 16-18 September 2011. The delegations were received by the Director [...]
Jakarta, 26 May 2011 It was a ceremony at the Japanese Embassy in Jakarta, but as the unveiling plaque of the Japan Mission to ASEAN, signifies another landmark in the country's relationship with ASEAN. Describing the relationship as a "very very special one", Ambassador Takio Yamada said more than 30 years after establishing ties, Japan [...]
Jakarta, 25 May 2011 All hands are up as ASEAN Secretariat seeks volunteers for the ASEAN Caravan of Goodwill to visit victims in Ishinomaki city, Miyagi Prefecture in Northeastern Japan, on 3-5 June 2011. The area has been devastated by the earthquake and tsunami of March 2011. What started as a simple idea to lift [...]
Jakarta, 24 May 2011 Columbia is all set to boost its presence and enhance cooperation with ASEAN, with the opening of its embassy in Jakarta this year. Columbia boasts the third largest economy in South America - with a GDP of more than US$400 billion. It's population of 45 million is also the third largest [...]
BEIJING, 24 May 2011 - ASEAN and China celebrated the official inauguration of the China-ASEAN Environmental Cooperation Centre (CAEC) in Beijing, People's Republic of China on 24 May 2011. The Centre was inaugurated by H.E. Mr. Zhou Shengxian, Minister of Environmental Protection of China. In his Remarks, H.E. Mr. Zhou Shengxian said, "The inauguration of [...]
JAKARTA, 20 May 2011 - The 5th ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) has endorsed two new initiatives - the establishment of the ASEAN Peacekeeping Centres Network, and the ASEAN Defence Industry Collaboration. The ASEAN Peacekeeping Centres Network will facilitate cooperation in peacekeeping among the ASEAN Member States through planning, training and exchange of experience. The [...]
