JAKARTA, 31 August 2020 – Today, ASEAN held a Cross Sectoral and Cross Pillar Consultation on the Narrative of ASEAN Identity. Secretary-General of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi, Indonesia’s Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Kung Phoak, and Chairs of the ASEAN Sectoral Bodies from the three ASEAN Community Pillars [...]
The business impact in Malaysia and how families in Singapore are dealing with COVID-19 are highlights of the August 2020 edition of "ASEAN Today." Raissa Chentami of The Indonesia Channel co-anchors the program from Jakarta along with Nattha Komolvadhin of Thai PBS in Bangkok. They also report on the unique and festive celebration of ASEAN's [...]
JAKARTA, 31 August 2020 – The ASEAN Committee on Science, Technology, and Innovation (COSTI), the U.S. Government through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Underwriters Laboratories, proudly announced Dr. Chan Yoke Fun from Malaysia as the winner of the ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women 2020 and Dr. Shefaly Shorey of Singapore as [...]
JAKARTA, 28 August 2020 - The ASEAN Secretariat, together with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), U.S. Mission to ASEAN and the International Labour Organization (ILO) on 26-27 August organised the Regional Inter-Sectoral Workshop on the Renewal of the ASEAN Roadmap for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour by 2025. Over [...]
JAKARTA, 28 August 2020 - The Permanent Mission of Viet Nam to ASEAN hosted the 11th ASEAN Connectivity Symposium today on “Enhancing ASEAN Cohesiveness, Responsiveness through Resilient Connectivity and Human Capital Development.” The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) and the ASEAN Secretariat supported the virtual symposium which attracted over 150 participants [...]
The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) convened its Special Meeting 01/2020 from 25 to 27 August 2020 via videoconference. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Amb. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thai Yen Huong, Representative of Viet Nam to the AICHR and was attended by Representatives/Alternate Representatives of the AICHR, and the ASEAN Secretariat. At [...]
