JAKARTA, 30 November 2017 - The ASEAN Foundation and SAP concluded the ASEAN Data Science Explorers (DSE) regional finals held at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta yesterday. Students representing Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand were awarded the top three awards for their insights and innovative ideas to tackle key social and economic issues in the ASEAN [...]
DA NANG, 30 November 2017 - The 20th Viet Nam Film Festival was held on 24-28 November in Da Nang, Viet Nam. With the theme “Building up a modern and humane film industry,” a total of 77 Viet Nam films including feature films, documentaries, scientific and animated films were selected to win the Golden Lotus [...]
The AIDS response in the ASEAN Community reaffirms the right to health by its people. Approximately 1.7 million people are living with HIV in ASEAN of which about one third are females. The HIV epidemics in ASEAN are concentrated among key populations (KP) i.e. female sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgenders, and [...]
On the 29th of November 2017, the European Union (EU) and the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) held the 2nd ASEAN-EU Policy Dialogue on Human Rights, in Bohol in the Philippines. The meeting was hosted by AICHR and followed the 1st EU-ASEAN dialogue held in October 2015 in Brussels. The dialogue was co-chaired [...]
JAKARTA, 28 November 2017 - Maximising the benefits of the ASEAN Economic Community requires effective consultations and dialogue between the private and public sectors. Information on ASEAN economic initiatives needs to be accessible to the private sector to build awareness on the opportunities that ASEAN possesses as a region. As part of its effort to [...]
JAKARTA, 27 November 2017 – A regional workshop on Valuation and Post Clearance Audit (PCA) was held on 20-23 November in Jakarta to enhance the capacity of customs officers in ASEAN in implementing customs valuation and PCA based on international standards and best practices. Twenty-five customs officers from seven ASEAN Member States and the ASEAN Secretariat attended the workshop. [...]
