BANGKOK, 30 January 2017 - Representatives from eight ASEAN countries participated in a workshop on “Accreditation Marketing and Awareness Raising at the national level” on 10-12 January in Bangkok. This initiative was part of the strategy to promote recognition and acceptance of conformity assessment results. Participants gained practical tools to improve effectiveness of their organisations’ [...]
25 January 2017, JAKARTA – The Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) met with the non-ASEAN ambassadors accredited to ASEAN in Jakarta (NAAAs) at the ASEAN Secretariat today. This is the first gathering of such nature aimed at engaging ambassadors accredited to ASEAN in Jakarta, apart from the Dialogue, Sectoral Dialogue and Development Partners [...]
JAKARTA, 23 January 2017 — The long-standing relationship between ASEAN and the Federal Republic of Germany was formalised today with the convening of the inaugural ASEAN-Germany Development Partnership Committee (AG-DPC) Meeting at the ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta. The status of Development Partner was conferred on Germany by the ASEAN Foreign Ministers at their meeting on 24 [...]
JAKARTA, 20 January 2017 – It has been a positive start for ASEAN’s efforts to combat trafficking in persons in 2017, marked by the ratification of the regional convention against trafficking in persons by two more ASEAN Member States. Viet Nam and Myanmar deposited their Instruments of Ratification of the ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in [...]
JAKARTA, 20 January 2017 - The 2nd International Conference on ASEAN-India Cultural and Civilisational Links concluded yesterday. It was a follow-up to the first ASEAN-India Cultural Links: Historical and Contemporary Dimensions held in 2015. The conference also served as the first of a series of commemorative events to celebrate the 25th anniversary of ASEAN-India dialogue [...]
JAKARTA, 18 January 2017 - The 7th ASEAN Competition Conference (ACC) will be held from 8-9 March 2017 in Selangor, Malaysia with the theme “ASEAN@50: Managing Change in a Competitive ASEAN.” The ACC provides a platform for ASEAN and relevant stakeholders to network, share best practices and discuss emerging issues on Competition Policy and Law [...]
