Selangor, 12 March 2017 – As ASEAN turns 50, the 7th ASEAN Competition Conference (7th ACC) highlighted the various achievements in strengthening the competition environment in the region. Nine ASEAN Member States have enacted their competition laws, with growing awareness of the importance of a more level playing field in enhancing the competitiveness of ASEAN [...]
The 29th ASEAN-Australia Forum was held in Nay Pyi Taw on 9-10 March 2017. Representatives from all ASEAN Member States, Australia, and the ASEAN Secretariat attended this, the third Forum since the elevation of the ASEAN-Australia relationship to a Strategic Partnership. The Forum was co-chaired by H.E. U Myint Thu, SOM Leader and Director General, [...]
SINGAPORE, 10 March 2017 - The first S. Rajaratnam Endowment-ASEAN Community Forum kicked off yesterday morning at the National University of Singapore involving around 50 prominent Civil Society Organisation (CSO) representatives from all ASEAN Member States. At the two-day forum, CSOs across the region discussed ASEAN issues related to rural development, women’s economic development, and [...]
ILOILO CITY, 9 March 2017 - The 17th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council Meeting concluded in Iloilo City yesterday. The meeting is important as it reviews the progress of implementation of the ASCC Blueprint 2025, and reviews and endorses the outcome documents for the 30th ASEAN Summit which will be held in April 2017. Recognising the important role of the ASCC Council [...]
MANILA, 8 March 2017 - ASEAN, despite impressive economic growth and cultural diversity, is still facing the double burden of malnutrition. Under-nutrition and obesity remain to be a big threat across the region. In 80% of ASEAN Member States, an estimated 5.4 million children suffer wasting and 17.9 million children are stunted. While undernutrition is [...]
JAKARTA, 8 March 2017 - The ASEAN Convention Against Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children (ACTIP), signed on 21 November 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, enters into force today in the six ASEAN Member States that have ratified the Convention. The Convention is designed to come into force on the thirtieth day following the deposit [...]
