JAKARTA, 19 October 2020 - Today, ASEAN Member States government officials, Dialogue Partners and other External Partners attended a regional workshop on “Development of ASEAN Database on Trade Routes and Framework for Enhancing Supply Chain Efficiency.” The virtual workshop is a project under the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity 2025 towards achieving a seamless and [...]
JAKARTA, 19 OCTOBER 2020 – ASEAN and Switzerland reaffirmed commitment to further strengthen their cooperation at the 5th Meeting of the ASEAN-Switzerland Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee held via videoconference on 16 October. The meeting noted with satisfaction the progress made in cooperation since their partnership began four years ago. Both sides discussed the completed, ongoing, and [...]
JAKARTA, 16 October 2020 - The ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC) organised a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with experts and researchers from various thinks tanks and research institutes, which took place from 15-16 October. Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community Dr. Aladdin D. Rillo opened the two-day discussion that was also attended by ASEC staff. [...]
JAKARTA, 16 October 2020 - Secretary-General of ASEAN Dato Lim Jock Hoi, who is also the ASEAN Humanitarian Assistance Coordinator, has written a letter of condolences on October 15 2020 to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam Pham Binh Minh, as well as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen [...]
JAKARTA, 14 October 2020 – Today, Senior Officials of ASEAN and Japan reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen relations and advance mutually beneficial cooperation at the 35th ASEAN Japan-Forum. . The virtual meeting noted the good progress made in ASEAN-Japan cooperation over the past year, including through the implementation of the current Implementation Plan to [...]
MANILA/SINGAPORE, 8 October 2020 –ASEAN Member States’ Senior Sports Officials participated in the Tenth Senior Officials Meeting on Sports (SOMS-10), the Eleventh Senior Officials Meeting on Sports (SOMS-11) and 3rd SOMS+Japan which took place virtually from 6 - 8 October. The Philippines Sports Commission hosted the SOMS-10, which was chaired by Executive Director Merlita R. [...]
