JAKARTA, 5 December 2019 – Competition law officials and energy regulators from ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand met in Jakarta on 4-5 December to discuss competition-related issues within the energy sector. The workshop provided participants an opportunity to develop their understanding of current competition-related issues and challenges facing the energy sector in Southeast Asia through [...]
JAKARTA, 29 November 2019 — Youth leaders, academics, and change makers of ASEAN and Australia gathered at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta to attend the ASEAN-Australia Young Leaders Forum. The forum was organised as part of the Australia Now! ASEAN programme, with the support of the Australian Mission to ASEAN and the ASEAN-Australia Strategic [...]
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, 3 December 2019 - A three-day training to understand and implement the latest version of ISO/IEC 17025:2017 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, is currently being held from 3 – 5 December, in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam. ISO/IEC 17025 is an international quality management system standard specifically [...]
The Lead Implementing Body for the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity (MPAC) 2025 Strategic Area of Sustainable Infrastructure (LIB-SI) held the ASEAN Sustainable Urbanisation Strategy (ASUS) Socialisation Forum in Jakarta on 28 - 29 November 2019. The Forum provided a platform for the participants to discuss the ASUS priority sub-areas and actions, as well as [...]
JAKARTA, 29 November 2019 – ASEAN launched the Poll on ASEAN Awareness 2018 Report at the ASEAN Secretariat today. According to the report, 96% of respondents surveyed are aware of ASEAN. The sense of belonging to the ASEAN region was also high, with nine out of ten respondents identifying themselves as ASEAN citizens. The Deputy [...]
JAKARTA, 29 November 2019 – ASEAN and Switzerland today agreed to add further substance to their cooperation in order to make the partnership more robust in the coming years. Meeting at the 4th ASEAN-Switzerland Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee at the ASEAN Secretariat, both sides saw the vast potential to expand collaboration in areas such as cybersecurity, [...]
