Russia regards the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) as a reliable and predictable ally in an unstable geopolitical situation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Tuesday at a special meeting of the Russian and Asean Foreign Ministers in Jakarta.
The Philippines championed a cooperative, transparent, science-based, and coordinated regional and global response for equitable access to vaccines at the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Seminar on Upholding Multilateralism held last July 13 via videoconference.
The United States rejects China’s “unlawful” maritime claims in the South China Sea and stands with Southeast Asian nations faced with Beijing’s “coercion,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday, July 14.
The US has “deep concerns” about the situation in Myanmar following February’s coup, urging the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to take action, the State Department said.
The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday reduced the growth forecast for the ASEAN-5 economies, including the Philippines, to 4.3 percent from its previous estimate of 4.9 percent, amid the new surge in COVID-19 infections that may derail recovery from the pandemic.
The 25th ASEAN-Republic of Korea (ROK) Dialogue held virtually today reaffirmed the commitments of both sides to further enhance cooperation and strengthen partnership.
According to a new joint Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-International Labour Organization (ILO) report, while good progress has been made in a number of areas, the policy framework relating to green jobs within ASEAN needs further strengthening for green job growth to meet its full potential.
ASEAN and New Zealand reaffirmed their commitment to bolster cooperation with new initiatives and activities at the 9th ASEAN-New Zealand Joint Cooperation Committee (ANZJCC) Meeting held virtually today.
Representatives of the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (ACCMSME), ASEAN Committee on Women (ACW), Senior Official Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (SOM-AMAF) and ASEAN Women Entrepreneurs Network gathered to discuss a holistic, cross-sectoral, national and regional strategy framework to empower ASEAN women farmers and unlock their entrepreneurship potential in the agriculture sector.
The European Union’s Support to Higher Education in ASEAN Region (SHARE) Programme held its 12th Policy Dialogue Webinar Series between 27 – 29 July. Under the main theme “Creating a Resilient and Sustainable ASEAN Higher Education Space,” the series provided a valuable opportunity to engage with key stakeholders from the ASEAN higher education sector.
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