How ASEAN member states handled the Coronavirus pandemic in the past year tops the December 2020 edition of "ASEAN Today." Raissa Chentami of The Indonesia Channel co-anchors the program from Jakarta with Dennis Reinhard in Phnom Penh. They also report on the impact of COVID-19 on the gold business in Thailand, and prospects for the auto [...]
JAKARTA, 23 December 2020 - The ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Information (AMRI) endorsed the Framework for Promoting Accessibility for All in ASEAN Digital Broadcasting on 14 December. The Framework provides guidelines for ASEAN Member States (AMS) to promote broadcasting access services, namely Closed Captions; Audio Description; and Sign Language for all groups of people, including [...]
SINGAPORE, 21 December 2020 - Singapore’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, supported by the Republic Polytechnic and the ASEAN Secretariat (ASEC), is organising a series of trainings on Project Proposal Writing for officials in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Viet Nam (CLMV). The first training kicked off for Cambodian officials from 7-18 December. It is the first [...]
MANILA, 19 December 2020 – The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) and the Philippines’ Climate Change Commission held the Biodiversity and Building Resilience to the Impacts of Climate Change in the ASEAN webinar on 15 December, coinciding with the 5th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. The event sought to highlight the need to incorporate nature-based solutions as part of the approach in addressing climate [...]
HA NOI, 18 December 2020 – The ASEAN University Student Council Union (AUSCU), supported by Viet Nam’s National Committee on Youth, organised its fourth conference on 10 -11 December. The virtual conference’s theme was ASEAN Youth with ASEAN Identity: Raising Awareness and Taking Action for a Cohesive and Responsive Community. Over 60 student leaders across the [...]
JAKARTA, 8 DECEMBER 2020 – ASEAN is forging ahead in realising its steadfast commitment in advancing women’s and children’s rights ensuring no one is left behind. Leading this cause is the ASEAN Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Women and Children (ACWC) who continues to fulfil its mandate to achieve protection and [...]
