1. We, the Economic Ministers of the ASEAN Member States, Australia, China, Japan, Korea and New Zealand met on 27 August 2020 for the 8th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Ministerial Meeting. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Tran Tuan Anh, Minister of Industry and Trade of Viet Nam, in collaboration with Mr. Vangelis Vitalis, [...]
JAKARTA, 26 August 2020 –Today, Senior Officials of ASEAN and the Republic of Korea (ROK) held the 24th ASEAN-ROK Dialogue via videoconference. The dialogue reaffirmed both sides’ commitment to further strengthen ASEAN-ROK relations and discussed ways to make their partnership more robust in the coming years. The meeting took note of the good progress made [...]
JAKARTA, 24 August 2020 - ASEAN youth leaders and veteran experts exchanged experiences in overcoming challenges and building resilience amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Youth across the ASEAN region participated in the two-hour online event titled “The #ASEANYouth and the Wise on Resilience in Adversity” via Zoom and Facebook on 24 August. The webinar was the [...]
JAKARTA, 18 August 2020 – Today, the Center for Southeast Asian Studies (CSEAS) and the Norwegian Institute for Water Research, in coordination with the ASEAN Secretariat and the Government of Norway, held the Regional Webinar on Reducing Marine Plastic Pollution during the COVID-19 Pandemic in ASEAN Countries. The webinar is part of ASEAN-Norwegian Cooperation Project [...]
1. The Ninth Meeting of the Sub-Regional Ministerial Steering Committee on Transboundary Haze Pollution in the Mekong Sub-Region (9th MSC Mekong) was held on 14 August 2020 through Video Conference. The Meeting was attended by Ministers/representatives responsible for land, forest fires and haze from Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Viet Nam, and the Secretary-General [...]
JAKARTA, 13 August 2020 – The ASEAN Secretariat and Infrastructure Asia1 held a webinar on Digital Connectivity today as part of the ASEAN Infrastructure Discussion Series. Over 190 representatives from all ASEAN Member States, Dialogue Partners, as well as financiers, multilateral development banks, private investors, and other infrastructure solution providers, participated in the 90-minute virtual event. Participants [...]
