JAKARTA, 14 August 2017 – The ASEAN Secretariat and Indian Mission to ASEAN organised a fun run yesterday in Jakarta. The ASEAN-India Family Fun Run was held to celebrate ASEAN’s 50th anniversary and to commemorate 25 years of ASEAN-India friendship. More than 1,700 runners participated in this 7K run which took place along the main [...]
JAKARTA, 11 August 2017 – The ASEAN Secretariat celebrated ASEAN’s golden jubilee in Jakarta with a commemorative ceremony in the morning and colourful performances in the afternoon. President Joko Widodo of Indonesia attended the ceremony together with ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman, and about 400 [...]
JAKARTA, 9 August 2017 - With the commemoration of the Association of South East Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) golden jubilee underway, the ASEAN Statistics Division (ASEANstats) of the ASEAN Secretariat joined in the celebration by launching three landmark publications. These are Celebrating ASEAN: 50 Years of Evolution and Progress, the ASEAN Statistical Report on Millennium Development [...]
MANILA, 10 August 2017 - Ten biodiversity conservation advocates representing the grassroots, government, academic, and business sectors received the 2017 ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes Award at a ceremony held in Manila, Philippines on 7 August. The inaugural award forms part of the celebration of ASEAN’s Golden Anniversary. The ASEAN Biodiversity Heroes is a programme designed to [...]
JAKARTA, 10 August 2017 – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov reaffirmed Russia’s commitment to strengthen and deepen its partnership with ASEAN with a view to elevating it to a new height. This message was conveyed at the meeting with the Secretary-General of ASEAN Le Luong Minh during Minister Lavrov’s visit to the ASEAN Secretariat yesterday. [...]
JAKARTA, 8 August 2017 – In celebration of ASEAN’s 50th anniversary today, the member states will light the national landmarks in ASEAN colors. The event commemorates the founding of ASEAN on August 8, 1967. Brunei Darussalam will light the Royal Regalia Building accompanied by ASEAN Anthem and a welcoming dance. Cambodia will light six landmarks [...]
