BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 5 December 2018 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam, in collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat, hosted a project proposal development training for government officials and representatives from local universities at the International Convention Centre Berakas, on 4-5 December. The training aimed to enhance the capacity of participants in developing quality [...]
JAKARTA, 5 December 2018 – ASEAN and Switzerland reaffirmed their commitment to further deepening the partnership by continuing to pursue practical cooperation in a number of areas of mutual interests. At the 3rd Meeting of the ASEAN-Switzerland Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee (AS-JSCC) held at the ASEAN Secretariat yesterday, both sides expressed satisfaction on the concrete progress [...]
MANILA, 5 December 2018 - Emergency Medical Teams (EMT) from ASEAN Member States and Japan completed the Third Regional Collaboration Drill (RCD) hosted by the Philippines from 3-5 December 2018. The drill was composed of table-top and field exercises utilising the scenario of an earthquake with a 7.2 magnitude in Metro Manila. The exercises were [...]
JAKARTA, 3 December 2018 – The ASEAN Secretariat and Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and co-hosted an event to commemorate the legacy of the late Dr. Surin Pitsuwan, who served as ASEAN’s 12th Secretary-General from 2008-2012, at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia. At the event, Dr. Surin’s family members, close [...]
BANGKOK, 1 December 2018 – ASEAN pushed on a campaign to raise awareness and intensify action addressing violence and abuses against women in the context of trafficking-in-persons through a workshop from 29 November to 1 December in Bangkok. The ASEAN Regional Strategic Planning Workshop: Development of ASEAN Campaign in support of the ASEAN Regional Plan [...]
