ASEAN’s efforts to increase awareness among its citizens is working. Over 80% of the general public surveyed in the Capital cities of the ASEAN region recognizes ASEAN. The challenge is now for ASEAN to intensify its imprint and understanding among ASEAN citizens—in the capital cities and rural communities alike. Key findings of the Surveys on [...]
ASEAN Customs Officials partook in a workshop on modern risk management practices, methodology and analytical tools in Kuala Lumpur last week. Participants examined the evolving nature of risk management in the context of Single Window implementation and to better understand the issues faced by customs organizations. This workshop is part of a broader effort to [...]
Officials from BIMP-EAGA and ASEAN Secretariat push for the establishment of stronger linkages among sectoral working groups to strengthen further areas of collaboration and exhaust untapped economic potentials in some sub-regional groupings within the economic region. BIMP-EAGA stands for Brunei-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines - East ASEAN Growth Area, a sub-regional economic cooperation within the Association of Southeast Asian [...]
"Forum on the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA)—Transforming Investment in ASEAN through ACIA” will take place on 21 March 2013 at Berjaya Times Square in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Forum to introduce the ACIA which entered into force last year is open—without any fees—for up to 200 Investors & Capital Providers, Chief Executive Officers, Chief [...]
The ASEAN-Germany Cooperation Review took place last week at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. Both ASEAN and Germany agreed to adopt a stronger programmatic approach in designing and implementing future projects and to establish better linkages between national and regional-level activities within ASEAN. The Review also identified several topics for further discussion Deputy Secretary-General of [...]
