VIENTIANE, 31 August 2016 – Ministers of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council convened the 16th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council meeting today, preceded by the 21st Senior Officials Committee for the ASCC (SOCA). At the opening ceremony, Prime Minister of Lao PDR H.E. Dr Thongloun Sisoulith stressed that ASEAN, despite its great diversity, has successfully [...]
SIEM REAP, 30 August 2016 – The Eighth ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Youth (SOMY VIII) presented the ASEAN Youth Award to ten ASEAN youth leaders representing each of the ten ASEAN Member States. Eight youth organisations also received the Ten Accomplished Youth Organizations (TAYO) in ASEAN Award from the SOMY VIII. The award ceremony [...]
JAKARTA, 29 August 2016 - The 10th Meeting of the ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) held in Jakarta today renewed commitment to strengthen ASEAN-Japan cooperation. The meeting welcomed the enhanced relations between ASEAN and Japan over the past year. Significant progress has been made in the implementation of activities and projects under the Implementation Plan [...]
SIEM REAP, 29 August 2016 – Cambodia hosted the Eighth ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Youth (SOMY VIII) and the Seventh ASEAN Plus Three Senior Officials Meeting on Youth (7th SOMY+3) in Siem Reap, Cambodia on 25-26 August. The SOMY VIII endorsed the ASEAN Work Plan on Youth 2016-2020 which will set the direction of [...]
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 26 August 2016 - The 7th ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts (AMCA) Meeting and the AMCA Meetings with Dialogue Partners, including the ASEAN Plus Three, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea concluded yesterday. This was the first gathering of the culture and arts sector since the establishment of the [...]
