ASEAN Member States are saddened by the earthquake in the north-east coast of Sumatra island, Aceh province, Indonesia, on 7 December 2016, which caused numerous deaths and injuries, and extensive damage to properties. ASEAN expresses its deepest sympathies and condolences to the Government and people of Indonesia, especially the families of the victims of the earthquake, [...]
JAKARTA, 11 December 2016 – The ASEAN Secretariat welcomed 25 vehicles and 100 racers and journalists from ASEAN Member States and China today, as the ASEAN-China International Touring Assembly and the ASEAN–China Journalists Rally 2016 (together known as “CAITA”) concludes. Dr AKP Mochtan, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs; Xu Bu, Ambassador [...]
WE, the Transport Ministers of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Russian Federation, met in Moscow, Russian Federation, on 9 December 2016 for the ASEAN-Russia Transport Ministers Meeting; CONVINCED of the important role that transport plays in economic, social and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region; Download full [...]
JAKARTA, 2 December 2016 – After wrapping up a productive year of meetings and activities, Ambassador Latsamy Keomany, Permanent Representative of Lao PDR to ASEAN, handed over yesterday the chairmanship of the Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) to Ambassador Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, Permanent Representative of the Philippines to ASEAN, in a ceremony witnessed [...]
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 2 December 2016 – ASEAN takes another step to further strengthen its emergency response mechanism through the ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise 2016 (ARDEX-16). This simulation exercise, which is slated from 29 November to 2 December, is being organized by the National Disaster Management Centre of Brunei Darussalam and the [...]
The ASEAN Declaration of Commitment on HIV and AIDS The ASEAN E-Health Bulletin Special Edition for the UN High-Level Meeting on HIV and AIDS, 8-10 June 2016, New York ASEAN Good Practices and New Initiatives in HIV and AIDS World AIDS Day Message from Chair of Health Cluster 2 2nd Regional Report on HIV and [...]
