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On the Occasion of the 48th ASEAN Day 10 August 2015, ASEAN Hall Your Excellency, Jusuf Kalla, Vice- President of Indonesia, Excellency Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, Governor of Jakarta, Excellency Retno Marsudi ,Foreign Minister, Excellency Tedjo Edhy Purdjianto Coordinating Minister for Political and Security, Excellency Rudiantara, Minister for Communication and Information, Excellency Ferry Mursyidan …
JAKARTA, 3 August 2015 – Recognizing the need to build and strengthen the technical competency of government officials involved in implementing consumer protection, a five-day workshop to validate consumer protection training materials in six key specific sectors of consumer protection was convened last week at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia. Experts from relevant agencies, …
JAKARTA, 24 July 2015 – Iran will intensify its relations and cooperation with ASEAN as well as with ASEAN Member States, according to the country’s new Ambassador to ASEAN, H.E. Valiollah Mohammadi Nasrabadi. Ambassador Nasrabadi presented his Letter of Credence to Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Le Luong Minh yesterday. Ambassador Nasrabadi said that based …
JAKARTA, 3 July 2015 – The search is on for the Recipients of the ASEAN People’s Awards. Ten outstanding individuals and/or organisations from ASEAN Member States will be honoured for their contributions to ASEAN community building. The Recipients will be recognized at the next ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this November where their work will …
BANGKOK, 2 July 2015 – ASEAN Member States wrapped up their ASEAN Community commemorative stamps using a common design to reflect the “oneness” of the community which will officially begin on 31 December 2015. To illustrate the concept of the design, ASEAN Member States’ flags are unified in a form of flower. In the background, …
PHNOM PENH, 24 June 2015 – ASEAN and Japan Senior Officials participating in the 30th ASEAN-Japan Forum reaffirmed the importance of ASEAN-Japan Strategic Partnership and agreed to explore new opportunities to further strengthen the relationship and enhance cooperation. The forum was held in Phnom Penh on 22 June. The Senior Officials also discussed regional and …
OSLO, 16 June 2015 – H.E. Le Luong Minh, Secretary-General of ASEAN called on Prime Minister Erna Solberg of Norway yesterday where they discussed the increasing importance of ASEAN-Norway trade and investment relations. Both sides deliberated on the ways to strengthen and possibly formalise this relationship, noting that ASEAN integration has created opportunities for further …
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 May 2015 – In conjunction with Malaysia’s chairmanship of ASEAN this year, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Corporation Malaysia (SME Corp. Malaysia) hosts the landmark event of 2015 – the ASEAN SME Showcase and Conference (ASSC). Officiated by the Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia, …
JAKARTA, 26 May 2015 – ASEAN and the Pacific Alliance (a regional grouping comprising Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru) met in ASEAN Secretariat on 25 May to explore possible areas of cooperation that will build closer ties between the two regional organisations. Both sides exchanged views on a broad range of issues, including current developments …
JAKARTA, 19 May 2015 – ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General for Socio-Cultural Community, H.E. Alicia Dela Rosa Bala and Australia’s first resident Ambassador to ASEAN, H.E. Simon Merrifield, today signed Amendment No. 6 to the Cooperation Arrangement between ASEAN and the Commonwealth of Australia represented by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade on the ASEAN …