BOGOR, 19 June 2015 – The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (AHA Centre) officially launched its induction course for the fifth batch of ASEAN Emergency Response and Assessment Team (ASEAN-ERAT) today in Bogor, Indonesia. The 100 hours course will commence from 19 to 29 June to prepare regional emergency responders in [...]
JAKARTA, 19 June 2015 — Luxembourg will continue to support ASEAN Community building efforts to demonstrate its commitment to deepen relations with the region. H.E. Robert Lauer, the new Ambassador of Luxembourg to ASEAN, conveyed this message during the presentation of his Letter of Credence to Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Le Luong Minh. Ambassador Lauer [...]
JAKARTA, 19 June 2015 – The ASEAN Services Forum, an event for substantive discussion on the trends and challenges in trade in services integration among the policy makers and stakeholders in the region, was conducted on 18-19 June at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. With the theme "Regional Integration of Services in ASEAN Countries: Progress [...]
JAKARTA, 18 June 2015 - H.E. Xu Bu, the new Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to ASEAN, presented his Letter of Credence to H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN, at the ASEAN Secretariat today. Congratulating Ambassador Xu on his assumption of duty, SG Minh highlighted that ASEAN and China are committed to [...]
BANGKOK, 18 June 2015 – A Seminar on the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Information for Business was held on 15-16 June in Bangkok to promote awareness and understanding on the AEC's key initiatives to the business community. The Seminar explained the objectives, key benefits along with the process steps contained in the three AEC Information [...]
SIEM REAP, 17 June 2015 - ASEAN will enhance cooperation to effectively meet the challenges posed by non-traditional security issues. The ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Transnational Crime (SOMTC) reaffirmed the commitment to combat this security challenge in Siem Reap, Cambodia on 8-11 June 2015. To counter the increasing incidences of transnational crimes and to [...]
