Senior officials from ASEAN and partners meet in Malaysia
Senior officials from ASEAN countries and partners gathered in Kuala Lumpur on August 3 for the ASEAN+3 Officials Meeting (SOM ASEAN+3) and the East Asia Summit Senior Officials Meeting (SOM EAS).
Senior officials from ten ASEAN countries and partners gathered in Kuala Lumpur on August 3 for the ASEAN + 3 Officials Meeting (SOM ASEAN+3) and the East Asia Summit Senior Officials Meeting (SOM EAS).
The events were part of the 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM 48) and related meetings.
At the SOM ASEAN+3, the bloc’s senior officials together with those from three partners – China, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK) reviewed the outcomes of the implementation of the ASEAN+3 Cooperation Work Plan from 2013-2017 and the reports of the East Asia Vision Group II (EAVG II) towards releasing a cooperative ASEAN +3 cooperation in the near future.
Senior officials also discussed the implementation results of cooperation projects within the ASEAN + 3 framework focused on economic affiliation, trade and financing and monetary issues.
Additionally, the ASEAN +3 is currently negotiating the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) to create a large free trade market as well as improve the Asia Bond Market Initiative.
Meanwhile, the EAS SOM meeting, which gathered senior officials from ASEAN countries and Australia, China, India, Japan, the RoK, New Zealand, Russia and the US, reviewed the results of cooperation in East Asia towards the 10th anniversary of the East Asia Summit mechanism, focusing on priority areas such as finance, energy, education, natural disasters and epidemics.
On the same day, the Mekong-Japan Senior Officials Meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur, focusing on the agenda for the 8th Mekong-Japan Summit Meeting.
At the meeting of the Southeast Asia Nuclear Weapon-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) Commission, ASEAN foreign ministers stressed the commitment to continue implementing the Plan of Action to strengthen the SEANWFZ from 2014-2015.
T he 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministerial Meeting (AMM 48) officiall🔯y opens on August 4.-VNA
The Joint Preparatory Meeting (JPM) and related meetings convened from March 9-13 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in preparation for the upcoming 26th ASEAN Summit.
Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a press conference on July 31 on the 48th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings,which will be organised in Kuala Lumpur from August 1 to 6.
A Vietnamese delegation led by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung attended the ASEAN+3 Senior Officials Meeting (SOM ASEAN+3) and the East Asia Summit Senior Officials Meeting (SOM EAS).
The Republic of Korea (RoK), China and Japan agreed on May 3 to reinforce the regional financial safety net, along with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), by launching a new financing facility programme meant to extend greater support in case of a financial crisis.
A technical issue combined with an extreme heatwave was blamed for a series of explosions at a military base that killed 20 soldiers and injured several others in Cambodia on April 27, the country’s Ministry of Defence said in a May 2 statement as reported by the Xinhua news agency.
The Customs Department of Thailand is scheduled to commence the collection of value-added tax (VAT) on imported goods sent via postal services, regardless of the goods value, starting in May.
A lecturer from Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Medicine has warned Thais to be more vigilant against COVID-19, saying infection rates appeare to be worsening with higher hospital admissions, deaths and severe cases.
Malaysia should harness the collective expertise and resources to drive sustainable growth and development of the halal industry, according to Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Zafrul Abdul Aziz.
Laos has officially restored the 10% value-added tax (VAT) rate starting May 1, in a bid to support the country’s budget revenue and socio-economic development.
The ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024) entered its second plenary session in Hanoi on the afternoon of April 23, discussing ways to ensure comprehensive security for the people-centred ASEAN Community.
The first session of the ASEAN Future Forum 2024 (AFF 2024) in Hanoi on April 23 focused on fast and sustainable growth for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
The Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) and the ASEAN Alliance on Carbon Markets (AACM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration and accelerate the implementation of carbon crediting programmes across Southeast Asia.
ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn reaffirmed ASEAN leaders' commitment to empowering the youth to unleash their full potential when he had a dialogue with ASEAN youth in Hanoi on April 22 on the sidelines of the ASEAN Future Forum (AF 2024).
The Thai Government is being urged to increase the proportion of renewable power generation to more than the target of 50% set in the power development plan (PDP).
The Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) of Indonesia on April 21 lifted its tsunami advisory issued previously following the eruption of Mount Ruang in Sitaro district of North Sulawesi province.
Thailand expects to export about 1 million tonnes of durian, valued at an estimated 130 billion THB (3.53 billion USD) this year, with most of the shipments to China, according to Minister of Agriculture Thammanat Prompao.
The 72nd meeting of the ASEAN Working Group on Intellectual Property Cooperation (AWGIPC) and related meetings are being held by the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) of Vietnam in the central city of Da Nang on April 22-26.
Enhancing regional food security and tackling the pressing challenges of climate change will be key agendas defining Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025, Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat (lower house) Johari Abdul told the press on April 19.
Heads of delegations at the meeting (Photo:VNA)
