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Strengthening Food Security for ASEAN Citizens: ASEAN – U.S. Cooperation on Food Security initiative “MARKET” Project Reduces Market Volatility through Increased Regional Trade

The United States Government and ASEAN marked the launch of a three-year project to facilitate the trade of food commodities in Southeast Asia today at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta. The project, Maximizing Agricultural Revenue through Knowledge, Enterprise Development, andTrade (MARKET), aims to improve food security for ASEAN Member States and contribute to ASEAN regional integration by enabling freer movement of [...]

July 25th, 2012|ASEAN Secretariat News, Press Release|
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ASEAN’s Committed to Promoting Consumer Protection

To support the ongoing process of economic integration and ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) building among ASEAN Member States (AMSs), especially in the area of consumer protection, the ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection (ACCP) today launches The ASEAN Consumer Complaints leaflet. The leaflet contains information on hotlines and/or national focal points in all AMSs for consumer [...]

July 25th, 2012|ASEAN Secretariat News|
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Election Observers from ASEAN and Partner States, as well as Media Members Arrive in Yangon – A Diary of the ASEAN Election Observation Mission to Myanmar

By: Danny Lee, Director of Community Affairs Development at the ASEAN Secretariat. ASEAN Secretariat Team Plans Observation Mission After a week of intense preparations that saw a continuous stream of emails and telephone calls that span Jakarta, Yangon, Singapore, and even Rome -- where Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN, was on a mission -- [...]

July 25th, 2012|ASEAN Secretariat News|
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Indonesia and ASEAN Sign Host Country Agreement

H.E. Dr. R. M. Marty M. Natalegawa, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, and H.E Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN, signed the Agreement Between the Government of Republic of Indonesia and ASEAN on Hosting and Granting Privileges and Immunities to the ASEAN Secretariat (Host Country Agreement) yesterday at the Peace Palace. [...]

July 25th, 2012|ASEAN Secretariat News, Press Release|
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“ASEAN Rickshaw Run 2012″ Reaches Its Finish Line in Jakarta

The “ASEAN Rickshaw Run 2012” reached its final destination this afternoon at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta.  Thanks to success of last year’s first Run, this second run flagged off on 11 March 2012, from Krabi, Thailand, to Jakarta. Seventy-three adrenaline seekers, divided into 24 bemos, started their journey using the least vehicle that comes [...]

July 25th, 2012|ASEAN Secretariat News, Press Release|
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The 2nd ASEAN-EU Business Summit held in Cambodia Sees Increased Private Sector Participation and Enthusiam

More than 500 business leaders from ASEAN and EU gathered in Phnom Penh at the 2nd ASEAN-EU Business Summit (AEBS). The AEBS follows the ASEAN model of private sector engagement that provides for dialogues between business-to-business (B2B), government-to-government (G2G) and business-to-government (B2G) – all within the day. Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN, in his welcoming [...]

July 25th, 2012|ASEAN Secretariat News|
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