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ASEAN Social-Cultural Community identifies five priority areas

The priority areas include arts and culture, health, youth and sports, artificial intelligence (AI), digitalisation and green jobs, and climate action.

Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang attends the event (Photo: VNA)
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang attends the event (Photo: VNA)

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) – The 33rd ASEAN Social-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council Meeting and related sessions wrapped up in Malaysia on April 25, identifying five priority areas in the ASCC’s strategic plan and endorsing three additional plans for approval at the 46th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur in May.

A Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Minister of Home Affairs Vu Chien Thang, attended the event.

The priority areas include arts and culture, health, youth and sports, artificial intelligence (AI), digitalisation and green jobs, and climate action.

The 33rd ASCC Council Meeting and related session drew senior officials from ASEAN member states, with Timor-Leste serving as an observer.

According to the official statistics, ASEAN has surged from the world’s 15th to 5th largest economy, with a total GDP of 3.8 trillion USD, driven by a population of 677 million, strong people-to-people connectivity, and cultural diversity in ASEAN’s unity./.

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