June 2021 | International Law Alerts | ASEAN

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is finalizing the guidelines that will facilitate the offering of collective investment schemes (CIS) across member jurisdictions of the Asean Capital Markets Forum (ACMF) that are signatory to the Asean CIS Framework, as it moves toward deepening capital market connectivity in the region.

The Philippines is now the leader among five of the biggest Asean countries in terms of vaccine throughput per capita with an average daily vaccination rate of 150,000 jabs.

The chair and secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) plan to travel to Myanmar this week even as the 10-nation bloc remains divided on how to respond to the military coup there, four diplomatic sources said.

Foreign ministers of Southeast Asia and China agreed during a meeting to exercise restraint in the South China Sea and avoid actions that could escalate tensions, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said on Tuesday, June 8.

Defense chiefs of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member states expressed concern over the continuous Chinese activities in the South China Sea.

H.E. Josep Borrell, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of the European Union and Vice-President of the European Commission (HRVP), visited the ASEAN Secretariat and met with the Secretary-General of ASEAN, H.E. Dato Lim Jock Hoi, on 2 June 2021.

JAKARTA, 4 June 2021 – ASEAN and the Republic of Korea (ROK) reaffirmed commitment to forge closer ties and further enhance cooperation at the 8th ASEAN-ROK Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting held via video-conference, today.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) and its Member States have concluded the negotiations on the ASEAN-EU Comprehensive Air Transport Agreement (AE CATA) at the Extraordinary ASEAN-EU Senior Transport Officials Meeting held virtually on June 2.

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Consultation on Mainstreaming Human Rights in Humanitarian Actions took place physically, adhering to a strict health protocol, and virtually on 4 June.

The ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) Consultation to Prevent and Counter Violent Extremism in ASEAN from the Perspectives of Human Rights, Gender-Sensitive and Child Rights-Friendly, took place on 3 June, physically and virtually

ASEAN and China reaffirmed their commitment to further strengthen cooperation in the area of disaster management through the convening of the 1st Meeting of the ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) Plus China today via videoconference.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) together with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) emphasised the need for collective adaptability in the face of evolving disaster risk landscape within and beyond the region at the 3rd ASEAN-ICRC Platform.