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ASEAN launches first consumer empowerment index JAKARTA, 11 January 2021 – The ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection (ACCP) launched the Report of ASEAN Consumer Empowerment Index 2020 Pilot Project (ACEI…

PH cancels hosting of 10th ASEAN Para Games The PSC and Philippine Paralympic Committee agree to cancel the 2020 ASEAN Para Games due to the coronavirus pandemic France allocates 2-M…

Moon pushing for virtual summit of ASEAN+3 leaders Cheong Wa Dae is pushing for a virtual summit of ASEAN+3 (ASEAN members plus Korea, China and Japan) to advance multilateral cooperation…

United Southeast Asian front against China unlikely The ASEAN Chairman, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh, also reaffirmed the importance of all countries respecting the UN Convention on the Law…

EAEU, ASEAN to extend cooperation program till 2025 The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will extend the cooperation program till 2025 Sea code…

Vietnam ready for ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020: ambassador The Vietnamese Permanent Mission to ASEAN has completed all preparations for the ASEAN Chairmanship Year 2020, a diplomat has said. ASEAN quickly…

South Korea As A Middle Power For ASEAN – Analysis Recent challenges in its relations with major powers, the growing importance of Southeast Asia, and South Korea’s middle power aspirations…

Code in disputed seas should protect interest of PHL, other claimants —US WASHINGTON – The proposed code of conduct being crafted by Southeast Asian nations and China must ensure that…

The ASEAN is sure that the RCEP will end by the end of 2019. Asean ‘confident’ RCEP done by year’s end Asean Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi on Sunday expressed his…

The ASEAN unanimously decides to oppose the aforementioned tension and end the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with China. Asean pressed to oppose trade war Southeast Asia’s private sector has…

The Philippines pushes that the ASEAN Member-States trust the US. Those countries also discuss matters related to those in the past months, such as territory and waste management. Asean FMs…

Other first-world countries from the Commonwealth of Nations seek to coordinate with the ASEAN. Asean disaster response warehouse launched in Camp Aguinaldo A new satellite warehouse aimed at allowing swift…

ASEAN leaders discuss labor productivity, proper conduct, environmentalism, and security. Philippines calls for ‘upgrade of worker skills’ in ASEAN Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte asks other Association of Southeast Asian Nations…

The ASEAN identifies tourism as an aid to free trade and protectionism as a barrier. Sustaining Asean resilience amid global economic worry DESPITE ongoing US-China trade tensions, the Association of…

The Philippines continues to push for trade facilitation and security through the ASEAN talks. BSP signs currency settlements with ASEAN central banks BSP has forged agreements with the central banks…

The Philippines and other Member-States of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) coordinate with other countries such as Japan and China. With that collaboration, they expect mutual economic growth, facilitated…

Japanese urges ASEAN to work with OCED Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono urged Southeast Asian countries on Thursday to work more closely with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development to…

Why is Asean afraid of China? Four claimants to parts of the disputed South China Sea are members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean): the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam…