Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Minister for Asia and the Pacific) of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Heather Wheeler, visited the ASEAN Secretariat and met with the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dato Lim Jock Hoi, on 14 January 2020.
JAKARTA, 13 January 2020 – Today, the ASEAN Foundation announced the appointment of Dr. Yang Mee Eng as its new Executive Director for the 2020-2023 term. Starting January 17, she will take the baton from the previous Executive Director, Elaine Tan, to lead the ASEAN Foundation into the next chapter. Yang worked in private and [...]
HANOI, 11 January 2020 - Senior Economic Officials and Chairs of sectoral bodies of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) pillar met today for the 10th Meeting of the Committee of the Whole for the AEC (CoW) in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, to take stock on AEC implementation progress, share their priorities for 2020, and coordinate [...]
HANOI, 10 January 2020 – A high-level symposium was held today in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, focusing on promoting greater trade and investment in the region, providing a strong start to Viet Nam's ASEAN 2020 Chairmanship. Director General of the ASEAN Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Viet Nam, H.E. Vu Ho, delivered [...]
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Motegi Toshimisu, visited the ASEAN Secretariat on 10 January 2020, during which he met with the Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dato Lim Jock Hoi, and delivered a lecture on Japan’s Policy for ASEAN.
JAKARTA, 8 January 2020 - The ASEAN Secretariat released the second issue of the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Outlook for 2019. With the theme ASEAN and Beyond, this issue of the APSC Outlook features three essays: Partnering Beyond Southeast Asia: The Case of ASEAN Regionalism; Towards Non-Proliferation and Disarmament: ASEAN’s Modest Contributions; and Promoting Peace [...]
