Representatives of governments and leading universities in ASEAN and Japan gathered in Bangkok recently to sign the Cooperative Framework of the ASEAN University Network/Southeast Asia Engineering Education Development Network (AUN/SEED-Net). The Signing Ceremony was organised at the sidelines of the 7th ASEAN Senior Officials on Education Meeting. This Framework will open a new page of [...]
The Democratic Republic of Timor Leste’s recently elected Government remains committed to the young nation’s aspirations to join ASEAN and is now working hard on all fronts to ensure that it would be able to meet the requirements and future participation in ASEAN. This message was reinforced by top Timorese Leaders and officials during the [...]
As a young nation, the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste has immense economic potential and can contribute to the economic well-being of the ASEAN region. If the nation has the economic potential, it would be a factor for ASEAN to consider in terms of Timor Leste’s pending application to join ASEAN. “The language of diplomacy [...]
The ASEAN-China Centre in Beijing celebrated the First Anniversary of its establishment this week. “Within the short span of one year, the ASEAN-China Centre has made full play of its own advantages, utilising both governmental and non-governmental resources, and engaged in diverse, substantial and effective activities,” said Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mme. Fu [...]
The Second Meeting of the Joint Council of the ASEAN-China Centre was held at the ASEAN-China Centre in Beijing this week. The Joint Council, comprising representatives of ASEAN Member States, China and the ASEAN Secretariat, discussed and adopted the annual report of the ASEAN-China Centre for 2012 and considered the plan of operation and work [...]
The ASEAN Secretariat today welcomed 130 high school and college students, each alumni of the U.S. State Department’s Southeast Asia Youth Leadership Program (SEAYLP). The group represents ASEAN’s best and brightest young leaders from all ten ASEAN Member States. The group was hosted in the ASEAN Hall. “It was here that representatives from ASEAN’s 10 [...]