HA NOI, 11 December 2014 - The inaugural ASEAN Consumer Protection Conference was convened from 8-9 December in Ha Noi, Viet Nam. Consumer protection agencies from the ASEAN Members States, Australia, Japan, Republic of Korea, consumer associations, international organisations and academicians attended the conference. The gathering provided a platform to discuss and exchange several consumer [...]
JAKARTA, 10 December 2014 - The Second ASEAN-OECD Investment Policy Conference is being held from 10-11 December 2014 at the ASEAN Secretariat. The Conference, with the theme "Attracting Investment for Regional Integration" follows on from the first conference held in November 2010 bringing together investment policy makers from ASEAN and OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation [...]
SIEM REAP, 9 December 2014 – Youth and women entrepreneurs from ASEAN countries had the opportunity to network and enhance their understanding of ASEAN and of the ASEAN-Republic of Korea (ROK) cooperation at a seminar on “Participation of Youth and Women in SME Development” that concluded in Siem Reap, Cambodia, over the weekend. The seminar [...]
Submission Deadline January 30, 2015, Submit Now! Are you a scientist in an ASEAN country? Are you interesting in applying your skills beyond the lab or the classroom? Apply now for the second year of the ASEAN-U.S. Science and Technology Fellows Program for an opportunity to join a team of science leaders [...]
JAKARTA, 8 December 2014 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations expressed its sympathy to the Philippines after the country was hit over the weekend by Typhoon Hagupit (locally known as Ruby) while still recovering from last year's Haiyan disaster. In a letter addressed to the Philippines' Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario, ASEAN [...]
JAKARTA, 8 December 2014 – ASEAN unveiled a benchmark for SME Credit Rating Methodology to the representatives from central banks, credit rating agencies, small and medium enterprise (SME) development agencies and commercial banks from ASEAN Member States (AMS). A socialisation workshop, held by Bank Indonesia and Ministry of Cooperative and SMEs of the Republic of [...]