JAKARTA, 31 March 2020 - How ASEAN countries are fighting the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic is the focus of the March 2020 edition of "ASEAN Today." Sary Latief of The Indonesia Channel anchors the program from Jakarta. She also reports on one hotel in Thailand struggling without Chinese tourists, and a remembrance of Indonesia's [...]
JAKARTA, 30 March 2020 – Secretary-General of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi held a video conference with the Minister for Trade of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Yoo Myung Hee on Thursday, 26 March. Both parties exchanged information on the COVID-19 situation and measures that have been taken by ASEAN Member States and ROK. They [...]
World TB Day is observed on the 24th of March annually. Tuberculosis (TB) is the world’s deadliest infectious killer. Every day, almost 30,000 people fall ill due to TB and over 4,000 people lose their lives to TB. Global efforts to combat TB have save an estimated 58 million lives since TB is a preventable and [...]
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) convened a video conference on Friday, 20 March 2020 to discuss the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The video conference was co-chaired by Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan and Senior Minister of State for Health and Transport Dr Lam Pin Min, [...]
1. The 27th Meeting of the ASEAN-EU Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) was held on Thursday,19 March 2020, in Jakarta. 2. At the meeting, ASEAN and EU officials recalled the depth of their partnership dating back to 1972, exemplified by the EU’s status as ASEAN's largest source of foreign investment, its second-largest trading partner, and ASEAN's [...]
JAKARTA, 17 March 2020 - ASEAN launched its first ever Regional Information Campaign on Online Shopping on 16 March 2020, with a view to reminding consumers on the importance of being a safe and secure shopper. This includes knowing that as consumers, people have the right to seek information on the products they purchase, and to seek compensation upon experiencing unfair [...]
