ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
ASEAN organs always strive to achieve ASEAN’s goals and objectives, the Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat shall be functioned as coordinating Secretariat to help facilitate effective decision-making withing and amongst ASEAN bodies. In addition, each Member State shall appoint a Permanent Representative to liaise with Secretary-General of ASEAN and the ASEAN Secretariat
ASEAN shall develop friendly relations and mutually beneficial dialogues, cooperation and partnerships with countries and sub-regional, regional and international organisations and institutions. This includes external partners, ASEAN entities, human rights bodies, non-ASEAN Member States Ambassadors to ASEAN, ASEAN committees in third countries and international organisations, as well as international / regional organisations.
The rodmap for an ASEAN Community (2009-2015) was declared by the leaders in 2009. The ASEAN Community, anchored on three community pillars: Political-Security Community, Economic Community, Socio-Cultural Community was launched in 2015. The ASEAN 2025: Forging Ahead Together was introduced in 2015 as a Post-2015 Vision. It comprises the ASEAN Community Vision 2025, the ASEAN Political-Security Community Blueprint 2025, the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 and the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Blueprint 2025
1. The Ninth Consultations between the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the EU Trade Commissioner were held on 27 August 2010 in Da Nang, Viet Nam. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Dr. Vu Huy Hoang, Minister of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam, and H.E. Mr. Karel De Gucht, EU Trade Commissioner.
Fourteen development projects in the Mekong Basin are still in need of financial resources, while 37 projects have already taken off and are already at different levels of implementation. The ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) were updated of the projects’ progress at the 13th Ministerial Meeting of
The US business community expanded its commitment to Southeast Asia today by launching the US-ASEAN Business Council’s first official ASEAN Working Committee during the US-ABC’s annual delegation to the 43rd ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting and Related Meetings held here this week and end
1. The Ninth Consultations between the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) and the EU Trade Commissioner were held on 27 August 2010 in Da Nang, Viet Nam. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Dr. Vu Huy Hoang, Minister of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam, and H.E. Mr. Karel De Gucht, EU Trade Commissioner.2
The 43rd ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting and Related Meetings have concluded in Manado, but the Economic Ministers and Senior Economic Officials from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Viet Nam have stayed back to focus on bridging the development divide between their countries – collectively called
The incoming members of the East Asia Summit (EAS) – Russia and the United States – who will mark their entry into the grouping during the 6th East Asia Summit in November, have maintained their strong economic relations with ASEAN.
During the AEM-Russia Informal Consultations on 11 August wh
Total foreign direct investment (FDI) flow from China, Japan and Korea – collectively called the Plus Three Countries – not only maintained an upward trend, but surged 62.4 per cent when it increased from US$9.2 billion in 2009, to US$14.9 billion last year. These investments make up one-fifth
ASEAN economy has proven itself to be resilient, but there are lingering challenges and risks, including the sovereign debt crisis and fiscal problems in some developed markets, rising food and commodity prices, and continued financial market stresses. The ASEAN Economic Ministers made the observat
The ASEAN Economic Ministers emphasised the need for the activities under the Singapore-Kunming Rail Link (SKRL) Project to be aligned and synchronised with those of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC). The Ministers were updated of the projects’ progress at the 13th Ministerial Meeting
1. ASEAN Economic Ministers from the ten ASEAN Member States and the Minister of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China met on 26 August 2010 for the 9th AEM-MOFCOM consultation.2. The Ministers noted that, according to ASEAN statistics, after a sharp rise in total trade from 2007 to 2008, AS
