The ASEAN-Korea Centre hosted a meeting among the Secretaries-General of the ASEAN-Korea Centre, ASEAN-Japan Centre and ASEAN-China Centre on 12 April 2013 at the ASEAN-Korea Centre to discuss areas of collaboration that would further support cooperation among ASEAN and the Plus Three countries (the Republic of Korea, Japan, and China). The ASEAN-Korea Centre, the ASEAN-Japan [...]
The ASEAN Secretariat and the Permanent Mission of the Philippines to ASEAN will jointly present “Philippinescape: Showcasing the Beauty of the Philippines through Dance and Music” on 19 April 2013 to over 450 invited guests, at Jakarta’s historical performance arts venue, Gedung Kesenian Jakarta. The Philippines is the ninth ASEAN Member States to take the [...]
The 3rd ASEAN-Emergency Rapid Assessment Team (ASEAN-ERAT) Induction Course wrapped this week, ending an intensive seven-day-training in Singapore. “The ASEAN-ERAT was established based on the need in the region. The primary objective of the ASEAN-ERAT deployment is to support ASEAN Member States affected by disasters in the initial phase of disasters, to conduct rapid assessments, [...]
“The 2013 ASEAN-China Summit Forum on Traditional Medicine and the theme of ‘Multi-Promotion of Traditional Medicine and Development and Cooperation’ are testaments to the partnership of ASEAN Health Cooperation with China on Traditional and Complementary Alternative Medicine,” said H.E. Alicia Dela Rosa Bala Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community. DSG Bala joined the [...]
His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Chairman of the ASEAN Ministerial Meetings, today chaired the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat, the 9th ASEAN Political and Security Community Council (APSC) and the 12th ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) in preparation for the 22nd ASEAN Summit to be held on 24-25 April 2013 [...]
H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN made a courtesy call on H.E. Dr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, President of the Republic of Indonesia today at the State Palace, Jakarta. President Yudhoyono welcomed and extended warmest congratulation to SG Minh for assuming his post as Secretary-General of ASEAN. He reasserted that Indonesia is pleased to see [...]