JAKARTA - 23 May 2016 - The Philippines' Jaclyn Jose won the best actress award at the 69th Cannes Film Festival for her role in the Filipino film "Ma' Rosa" directed by Brillante Mendoza. Jose is the first from the Philippines and in the ASEAN region to win the best actress award at Cannes. Ms. [...]
ISTANBUL, 23 May 2016 – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) made a strong presence at the World Humanitarian Summit which opened today in Istanbul. Led by Secretary-General Le Luong Minh, the ASEAN delegation is comprised of high ranking officials from member states, the ASEAN Secretariat, and the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance [...]
ASEAN and the U.S. Mission to ASEAN on May 23, 2016 named its 2016/17 ASEAN-U.S. Science and Technology (S&T) Fellows, recognizing 15 scientists from Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam with a track record of achievements and the potential for significant contributions for science-based policy making in ASEAN. The S&T Fellowship [...]
SOCHI, 19 May 2016 - The ASEAN-Russia Culture Ministers Meeting was held today in the city of Sochi, the Russian Federation. Delegations of ministries and agencies responsible for culture of all ASEAN Member States and the Ministry of Culture of Russia participated in the meeting. The ASEAN Secretariat was led by H.E. Le Luong Minh, [...]
JAKARTA, 17 May 2016 – ASEAN and Canada held their 4th Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta yesterday, reaffirming their strong commitment to further strengthen their long-standing partnership and cooperation for mutual benefit. The ASEAN-Canada JCC, which is composed of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) and the [...]
Jakarta, 13 May 2016 - About 50 participants representing 26 culture and arts organisations discussed cooperation opportunities to advance the culture sector of the ASEAN region at the ASEAN Culture and Arts Cooperation held on 12-13 May 2016 at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta. “This is an important milestone for the culture sector in ASEAN [...]
