MANILA, 29 April 2017 - Today, the Heads of States/Governments of ASEAN Member States signed the "ASEAN Declaration on the Role of Civil Service as A Catalyst for Achieving AC Vision 2025" on the occasion of the 30thASEAN Summit in Manila. President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines said that this declaration "highlights the critical role the civil service plays [...]
Your Majesty, ASEAN Heads of State and Government, Secretary General of ASEAN, Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Distinguished Guests, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honored to welcome you all to Manila for the 30th ASEAN Summit. The Philippines is privileged to chair ASEAN on its milestone year – the 50th anniversary of the establishment [...]
MANILA, 28 April 2017 – President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines will play host to fellow Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) when they gather in Manila on 29 April for the 30th ASEAN Summit. This is the first of two ASEAN Summits in this milestone year as ASEAN celebrates its 50th [...]
JAKARTA, 27 April 2017 – ASEAN Leaders are gathering for the 30th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Manila this week. That story tops the April 2017 edition of "ASEAN Today." Raissa Chentami of The Indonesia Channel anchors the program from Jakarta, home of the ASEAN Secretariat. She also reports on Vietnam's coffee push into [...]
TOKYO, 25 April 2017 - The ASEAN Business Advisory Council, led by its Chairman Joey Concepcion III, and the ASEAN Business Club, represented by its Chair Tan Sri Dr. Munir, joined forces with leading Japanese private business organisations to establish the ASEAN-Japan Innovation Network (AJIN) in Tokyo on 7 April. AJIN aims to promote innovation [...]
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 25 April 2017 – “While ASEAN Member States continue to work closely together within the health sector, Senior Officials Meeting on Health Development (SOMHD) recognises that multi-sectoral and inter-pillar cooperation are key to achieving regional improvement of health. Health sector has to work closely together with other stakeholders within our countries and [...]
