By Danny Lee Director, Community Affairs Development Even before the United States Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton sets foot in the region, media reports have speculated over the meaning and significance of her whirlwind tour of Asia. Stability or Further Tension? That’s one of the key questions that have been debated in the media. [...]
More than 2.5 million people around the world are affected by Human Trafficking, and many of the victims are young, innocent children. Many were subsequently sold as sex slaves, while some ended up as street beggars controlled by crime syndicates. Majority of them will never see their families again. To keep this global crime in [...]
by Danny Lee It has taken more than a year from planning to activation, but the results have been satisfying for the team behind the new ASEAN Website. “It was one of the priority project since I joined the ASEAN Secretariat early last year. My team had spent a lot of time collating the needs [...]
Over 150 business representatives from ASEAN the United States shared recommendation for promoting economic growth and innovation on Friday, 31 August 2012 in direct dialogue with ASEAN Economic Ministers and the U.S. Trade Representative to The first ever ASEAN-U.S. Business Summit was held on the sidelines of the annual meeting of ASEAN’s top economic officials [...]
“The ASEAN Economic Community, or AEC, is the best strategic response we have so far in preserving the region’s competitive strength,” Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr Surin Pitsuwan, told the ASEAN economic ministers during the 44th Meeting of the ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) this week. “As the AEC draws near, it has become clear that countries [...]
I have caught up with some of my media friends here. As they wait for the latest to emerge from the ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (AEM), some are quietly making arrangements to see the temples of Siem Reap. You can’t blame them really. After all, this is Siem Reap, home to the spectacular Angkor Wat, [...]