Photo: The opening of 9th China-ASEAN Expo last year The 10th China-ASEAN Expo is to be held from 3-6 September 2013 in Nanning, Guangxi. This year happens to mark the 10th anniversary of the establishment of China-ASEAN Strategic Partnership. This Expo, to be held at such an important historic moment, is going to be an [...]
Photo: Customers can chill out in the Manila hotspot “Ice Bar.” Cambodia’s Hun Sen will lead his country for another term. A profile of the prime minister is a highlight of the latest edition of “ASEAN Today.” Also in the program are reports on the “Ice Bar” hotspot in Manila where customers literally chill out, [...]
Photo: ASEAN Economic Ministers at the 45th ASEAN Economic Ministers' (AEM) Meeting, 19 August 2013, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam The 45th AEM and Related Meetings include the AEM, ASEAN Investment Area (AIA) Council, ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA) Council, CLMV Economic Ministers, the ASEAN-Mekong Basin Development Cooperation (AMBDC), RCEP Participating Countries’ Ministers, and consultations [...]
The Heads of Diplomatic Missions of the ASEAN Member States in Abu Dhabi gathered at the Indonesian Embassy on Wednesday, 28 August 2013 to celebrate the 46th Anniversary of the inception of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Present at the event were Ambassadors of ASEAN’s Dialogue Partner Countries [...]
On 22 August, Mr. Souun Takeda, Japan's Cultural Envoy for 2013 and a renowned Japanese calligrapher, presented a calligraphy art to H.E. Dr. AKP Mochtan, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN, on behalf of ASEAN Secretariat, at the residence of Ambassador of Japan to ASEAN, H.E. Mr. Kimihiro Ishikane. The word "wayaku," as the calligraphy states, means [...]
Photo: Session 5 of the ASEAN Connectivity Symposium The 4th ASEAN Connectivity Symposium, entitled ‘Partnering Private Sector for ASEAN Connectivity’, was held on 27 August 2013 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. This year’s Symposium focused on the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the implementation of the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC). [...]