BANGKOK, 8 April 2016 – The ASEAN Center of Military Medicine (ACMM) was officially launched in Bangkok, Thailand yesterday to drive regional efforts in pursuing cooperation in the area of military medicine. The Center would also develop joint medical response plans, assess medical needs in crisis situation, as well as conduct training courses and researches [...]
BANGKOK and SINGAPORE, 7 April 2016 – Two events to socialise the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA) in the form of ACIA Forums and Seminars were conducted in Bangkok, Thailand on 4-5 April and in Singapore on 7-8 April 2016. The fora aim to create awareness and understanding of the ACIA among investors and business [...]
VIENTIANE, 6 April 2016 - The Second ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (2nd AFMGM), the Twentieth ASEAN Finance Ministers’ Meeting, and the Twelfth ASEAN Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (12th ACGM) were held on 4 April in Vientiane, Lao PDR. The 2nd AFMGM reviewed the progress of regional initiatives on financial integration and [...]
HA NOI, 4 April 2016 - In line with the World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April, the First Vietnam Autism Awareness Day (VAAD) was celebrated in Ha Noi on 1-2 April. On the first day, the conference called “Autism in Viet Nam: Current Situation and Challenges” was attended by more than 150 participants, including [...]
JAKARTA, 1 April 2016 – The ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (the AHA Centre) announced the start of the third batch of the AHA Centre Executive (ACE) Programme comprising sixteen officers from ASEAN Member States' National Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs). The official opening ceremony was held at the ASEAN Secretariat in [...]
JAKARTA, 1 April 2016 —Bulgaria has expressed its strong interest to deepen its relations with ASEAN through the ASEAN-EU framework and also bilaterally with the Member States. Its Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Daniel Mitov, who called on Secretary-General of ASEAN H.E. Le Luong Minh at the ASEAN Secretariat yesterday, stressed Bulgaria’s desire to further [...]
