Krabi, Thailand, 31 October 2011 Pioneering new tourism initiative in Southeast Asia comes to a glorious finish in Krabi, Thailand. After two weeks, 2,500 km, three countries, mountains and rainforests, the 28 teams on the first ever ASEAN Rickshaw Run have made it to the official finish line here. Since a glittering launch at the [...]
Nanning, China, 27 October 2011 After six days of showcasing the best of both regions, the 8th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) and the 8th China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (CABIS) concluded yesterday with the presentation of Awards to exhibitors, and the handover of the Country of Honour from Malaysia to Myanmar, which will serve as the [...]
Jakarta, 26 October 2011 "ASEAN Today" debuts globally on October 30, 2011, with host Dalton Tanonaka (Metro TV, Indonesia) at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta and Yvonne Yong (Channel News Asia, Singapore.) A fresh approach to delivering the stories of ASEAN's people and places debuts October 30, 2011. "ASEAN Today" is a monthly, half-hour TV [...]
Jakarta, 25 October 2011 The Government of the Republic of Indonesia yesterday presented financial assistance to six ASEAN Member States which are being affected by flood. Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam received a total of US$3.1 million from the Republic, which is also the Chair of ASEAN this year. The [...]
Bali, Indonesia, 25 October 2011 ASEAN Defence Ministers want to undertake more cooperation to strengthen peace and security and contribute to building the ASEAN Community. This was part of the outcome of the one-day retreat of the ASEAN Defence Ministers here yesterday, in which the Ministers and the Secretary-General of ASEAN exchanged views on ways [...]
China, 24 October 2011 With a flourish, a gleaming brass plague was unveiled at the Jiangnan District of Guangxi's Nanning city, declaring the official opening of the China-ASEAN Plaza on Saturday. Witnessed by Secretary-General of ASEAN, and senior leaders from China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, the China-ASEAN Plaza is a concrete landmark of the growing [...]