Jakarta, 11 November 2011 The Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, today received the credentials from H.E. Ri Jong Ryul, Ambassador of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to ASEAN. Ambassador Ri Jong Ryul expressed his honour and pleasure in being accredited as the Ambassador of the DPRK to ASEAN. He expressed his commitment [...]
Bali, Indonesia, 10 November 2011 A set of key recommendations for advancing the implementation of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity was developed by stakeholders, and this will be presented to the ASEAN Connectivity Coordinating Committee (ACCC) when they convene for their third meeting on today in Bali. Among the recommendations were to intensify collaboration [...]
Phnom Penh, 9 November 2011 ASEAN has made significant achievements, but the regional grouping must intensify cooperation on law and legal matters to jointly address the legal challenges to ensure the success of integration. The remark from the Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen was made at the opening of the 8th ASEAN Law Ministers Meeting [...]
Jakarta, 8 November 2011 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), The World Bank, the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR) are convening the "ASEAN Disaster Risk Financing and Insurance Forum" to help ASEAN Member States build greater financial resilience to natural disasters. [...]
Jakarta, 4 November 2011 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is set to improve and integrate their statistical data to help sharpen policy-making and planning, as well as to boost development in the region. Professor Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, State Minister for National Development Planning, Republic of Indonesia, and Mr Dirk Meganck, Director for Asia, Central [...]
Cannes, France, 4 November 2011 ASEAN Team at G20 Summit in Cannes, France. "Nouveau Monde, Nouvelles Idees" (New World, New Ideas) is the theme this year. While the annual G20 Summit is in full swing, preoccupied with, and overwhelmed by the Greek and Eurozone debt crisis, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, speaking on behalf of ASEAN, [...]