Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN said that the trade and investment between ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand in in positive growth. The Ministers welcomed the positive growth of trade “Total merchandise trade in 2011 now stood at US$67.7 billion,” the Sec-Gen emphasized. Against the backdrop of continued uncertainties in the global economy, the ASEAN [...]
The 14th Ministerial Meeting on the ASEAN-Mekong Basin Development Cooperation was held in Siem Reap, Cambodia on 29 August 2012 as one of the agenda of 44th ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Meeting and Related Meetings, and was chaired by H.E Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister and Minister of Commerce, Kingdom of Cambodia. At the meeting, the [...]
“Canada is one of ASEAN`s oldest Dialogue Partners. The investment that flows between ASEAN and Canada represents an important component of the bilateral commercial relationship,” said Dr Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary-General of ASEAN during the First ASEA Economic Ministers (AEM)-Canada Consultations today. The inaugural Consultations took place during the 35th anniversary year of the ASEAN-Canada Dialogue [...]
From 24 to 26 August 2012,the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR)conducted a series of meetings in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. They held their Special Meeting of AICHR, the Second Regional Consultation of AICHR with ASEAN Sectoral Bodies, and the Eighth Meeting of AICHR on the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD). The meetings [...]
Hungary may not come to mind immediately when it comes to ASEAN – Europe ties, but Budapest has assured the Southeast Asian grouping that as an active leading member of Central Europe region, Hungary wants to deepen its connection with ASEAN and East Asia. With its huge potential in infrastructure, manufacturing, and the purchasing power [...]
With regard to the recent incidents in the Rakhine State of Myanmar, some individuals and organizations from abroad have issued statements based on the false and fabricated news reporting of some foreign news agencies and organizations. It is obvious that the violence in the Rakhine state are neither the conflict between two religious groups of [...]
