Tag: ASEAN Community
ASEAN Community looks to coming years
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) jointly opened a seminar on orientations for building the ASEAN Community beyond 2015 in Ha Noi yesterday, Dec 3.
Attending the event are ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh and UNDP Country Director in Viet Nam Louise Chamberlain, among others.
In...
Can Indonesia Lead ASEAN?
ASEAN is riding high. It recently held a successful summit. Myanmar’s ascension to the leadership mantle is a sign the country is moving in a positive direction, reflecting well on the entire Southeast Asian bloc of countries. Relative to other parts of the world, ASEAN countries are robust economic...
ASEAN, United States Launch New Cooperation Programmes
JAKARTA, 6 December 2013 - ASEAN and U.S. officials met today to launch new cooperation programmes and mark achievements over the course of 36 years of partnership. The event highlighted joint promotion of trade and investment, good governance, combatting transnational crimes such as trafficking in persons and wildlife trafficking,...
[Bunn Nagara] ASEAN way of consensual decision-making
Too often are standard arguments repeated at international conferences, particularly those of a regional strategic nature, regardless of whether those arguments are true or correct.
There is, for example, the one about ASEAN’s supposedly flaccid process of consensual decision-making. But even if a demonstrably better alternative exists, which critics typically...
Law officials gather to discuss ASEAN legal cooperation
VIENTIANE, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Legal cooperation between ASEAN members dominated the agenda of the two-day 15th ASEAN Senior Law Officials Meeting (ASLOM), which concluded here in Lao capital Vientiane on Thursday.
"ASLOM has made progress in carrying out its works and mandates in the implementation of various legal cooperation...
Indonesia: RI to host ASEAN + 8 humanitarian relief drill
Indonesia will host a joint military exercise for ASEAN member states and eight partner countries on the Batam Island on March 21 next year to increase the region’s capacity in humanitarian relief, Indonesian Navy chief of staff Adm. Marsetio said on Wednesday.
He said he hoped that the ASEAN member...
DepEd playing catch-up for ASEAN 2015
Manila, Philippines – Is the Philippines late for the ASEAN 2015 in terms of education?
Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the Philippines might be considered “late” for the ASEAN economic integration in 2015 in terms of basic education but “only in the sense that there are many things that we...
3rd ASEAN Disability Forum opens in Brunei
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- The 3rd ASEAN Disability Forum opened here on Wednesday aiming at reducing poverty amongst people with disabilities (PWDs) and enhancing their employment prospects in order to promote and protect their basic rights.
In the context of Brunei Darussalam, Her Royal Highness Pengiran Anak...
Businesses see ASEAN economic integration more as an opportunity than a threat
JAKARTA, 11 December 2013 – The majority of businesses perceived ASEAN economic integration to present more of an opportunity rather than a threat. In addition, investor interest in the ASEAN region remains strong and more businesses are seeing ASEAN as one region in making their investment decisions. These are...
ASEAN Must Be Brought to Task on Human Rights, Say Advocates
PHUKET: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan should give public prominence to human rights issues and concerns at the Japan-Asean summit, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to the prime minister.
Japan's summit with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is scheduled to be held in Tokyo from...
