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 [...]
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 [...]
JAKARTA, 13 March 2020 - The senior health officials of ASEAN Member States today agreed to sustain and further enhance regional collective and strong response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) which WHO declared as a pandemic on 11 March. The ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting for Health Development (SOMHD) made this commitment at the six-hour [...]
JAKARTA, 13 March 2020 - The 18th Meeting of the ASEAN-Russia Joint Cooperation Committee (ARJCC) took place at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on 13 March and was co-chaired by Ambassador Ade Padmo Sarwono, Permanent Representative of Indonesia to ASEAN, and Ambassador of Russia to ASEAN Alexander Ivanov. The ARJCC focused on accomplishing of [...]
