NDO – Vietnam taking over ASEAN’s annually rotating chairmanship from Thailand marks another step towards its assumption of the role in 2020, according to an article on The Diplomat. (Nov 09, 2019 17:39:08)
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on November 2 urged all ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) members to rein into the ASEAN 4.0 alongside the Thailand 4.0 policy to push forward digital connectivity in the region.
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwan on October 28 said in a press conference ahead of the 35th ASEAN Summit that security agencies are now on high alert in relation to security measures, focusing on effectiveness and collaboration.
NDO – The 14th Annual Meeting of Deans and Directors of Diplomatic Training Institutions of ASEAN+3 opened in Hanoi on October 23, discussing ways to promote cooperation on diplomatic training among ASEAN+3 countries.
Thailand is ready to host the 35th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit on November 2-4, the country's foreign ministry said on October 18.
NDO/VNA – Deputy defence chiefs of ASEAN countries and Japan met in Tokyo, Japan from October 8-10 to discuss regional security, the future of the Indo-Pacific region and ASEAN’s initiatives for regional cooperation.
NDO/VNA – The 15th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME15), the 15th ASEAN Meeting on Transboundary Haze Pollution and relevant meetings kicked off in Siem Reap, Cambodia, on October 8.
NDO/VNA – The 59th meeting of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Task Force and the 9th Consultation Meeting of the IAI Task Force and ASEAN Partners took place in Jakarta, Indonesia from October 3-4.
NDO/VNA – Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Lim Jock Hoi has expressed his confidence that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will be completed in principle before Thailand’s chairmanship ends at the end of this year.
NDO – The ASEAN Financial Inclusion Symposium 2019 opened in Hanoi on September 26, under the theme of “Women’s economic empowerment through inclusive financial innovations.”
NDO – The sixth meeting of the ASEAN Expert Group on Metrology (EGM-6) was hosted by the Vietnam Metrology Institute (VMI) under the Ministry of Science and Technology in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh Province on September 16.
