SINGAPORE, 31 May 2016 – Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) in Southeast Asia are set to benefit from the ASEAN SME On-line Academy which offers courses and business information for MSME accessible through computers, smart phones, and tablets. The Academy was launched today on the sidelines of the inaugural ASEAN Coordinating Committee on MSME [...]
SELANGOR, 27 May 2016 – Malaysia took the helm of the ASEAN Education Ministers Meeting (ASED) from Lao PDR during the Ninth ASED in Selangor, Malaysia. The meeting was convened in conjunction with five other meetings of senior education officials and ministers of ASEAN Member States, Plus Three countries (China, Japan and ROK) and the [...]
BANGKOK, 27 May 2016 - A Brainstorming Session to Monitor the Effectiveness of Competition Regimes in ASEAN was held on 25-26 May in Bangkok, Thailand. The session is part of the initiative to develop an Assessment Toolkit on Competition Enforcement and Advocacy tailored to the ASEAN context under the ASEAN Competition Action Plan 2016-2025. ASEAN [...]
VIENTIANE, 27 May 2016 - The ASEAN Defence Ministers yesterday commemorated the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM). The ministers, who were in Vientiane for the 10th ADMM, took part in a series of events organised by the Ministry of National Defence of Lao PDR as the Chair of [...]
ISTANBUL, 23 May 2016 – On the sidelines of the World Humanitarian Summit, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations (UN) held a joint forum today to discuss lessons learned in their longstanding partnership and the way forward. Panelists agreed that localising humanitarian response that meets international norms is important. The [...]
ISTANBUL, 24 May 2016 – At the closing of the World Humanitarian Summit, ASEAN Ministers responsible for disaster management expressed their commitment to support a UN-led agenda that aims to prevent and reduce humanitarian crises and suffering. In a joint statement adopted earlier at the informal ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management, the ministers confirmed [...]
