JAKARTA, 15 August 2016 - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), for the first time as an ASEAN Community, observed its 49th anniversary on 8 August 2016. A celebration was held today at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia. In his welcome remarks, the Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Le Luong Minh highlighted the progress [...]
Ministers responsible for the environment from ASEAN Member States (AMS) held their 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (COP-12 AATHP) on 11 August 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Ministers reaffirmed the commitment to effectively implement the ASEAN Agreement on Transboundary Haze Pollution (AATHP) to [...]
The International Conference on Mutual Recognition Arrangement on Tourism Professionals (MRA-TP) was held by the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia co-organised with the ASEAN Secretariat on 8-9 August 2016 in Jakarta. The Conference was officially commenced by H.E. Dr. Arief Yahya, Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia. In his opening [...]
The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint 2025 highlights a renewed focus on trade facilitation and private sector engagement to support the realisation of a single market and production base. The World Bank data shows a significant improvement in ASEAN’s business environment between 2007, when the AEC was first adopted, and 2015 indicated by improvement in [...]
Following the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015, tariffs for products have virtually been eliminated. ASEAN has also continued to progress its free trade agreements (FTAs) with several major trading partners to further enhance its participation in both regional and global value chains and production networks. One challenge is to ensure that the [...]
JAKARTA, 10 August 2016 – As student mobility plays an important role in the further development of higher education in ASEAN, the European Union (EU) and ASEAN have teamed up to announce the opening of their second batch of scholarship for January-July 2017 intake. Undergraduate students in ASEAN countries interested in studying one semester in [...]
