Jakarta, 3 May 2011 In the run-up to the 18th ASEAN Summit, more than 200 participants from the business community, government officials, diplomats, academic, civil society and media met yesterday for a major Symposium entitled, "Towards a People-Centered ASEAN Community: Strengthening SMEs in ASEAN." In her keynote address, Minister of Trade Mari Elka Pangestu who [...]
Jakarta, 3 May 2011 The region's foremost instrument on counter-terrorism is expected to come into force later this month, marking one of ASEAN's significant achievements on counter-terrorism. Brunei Darussalam became the sixth ASEAN Member State to ratify the ASEAN Convention on Counter-Terrorism (ACCT) and deposited its ratification instrument with the Secretary-General of ASEAN on 28 [...]
Jakarta, 2 May 2011 ASEAN and China reaffirmed their excellent ties over the weekend, as both sides pledged to continue and forge bilateral co-operation, to improve the livelihood of their people. This was the message conveyed by the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, and Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. The Chinese leader paid a visit [...]
Jakarta, 2 May 2011 Conventional diplomacy took a back seat last night, as seasoned diplomats gave the limelight to the young people of ASEAN. Under a cool evening breeze, dozens of bands from all over the member states, came together for cool night of jamming. Welcome to ASEAN Youth Cultural Exchange Festival. Do not be [...]