The Airports of Thailand (AOT) is set to push ahead with an overhaul of
Phuket International Airport to help it accommodate an expected surge in
the number of travellers.
On March 8, senior economic officials from the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) met to prepare for the
12th ASEAN Economic Ministers and EU Trade Commissioner consultations
and the upcoming 3rd ASEAN-EU Business Summit on March 9 in Hanoi.
Singapore’s Minister for Trade and Industry, Lim Hng Kiang, will be in
Hanoi from March 8-9 to attend the 19th ASEAN Economic Ministers’
(AEM) Retreat.
Vietnamese Ambassador to Belgium cum Head of the country’s delegation
to the European Union (EU) Pham Sanh Chau has expressed optimism at the
progress of negotiations for a free trade agreement between Vietnam
and the EU, and between the EU and ASEAN.
The Thai Chamber of Commerce considers Myanmar as the most attractive
ASEAN country for investment and suggests the government inform Thai
investors of investment rules and regulations in Myanmar.
A regional conference on labour disputes was held in Hanoi on Feb. 28
by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Vietnam, the host
Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) and the ASEAN
Secretariat.
A delegation from the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
(SAARC) led by its General Secretary Ahmed Saleem was in Indonesia
for a working visit to the ASEAN Secretariat on February 27.
ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh and Foreign Minister of the
Netherlands Frans Timmermans discussed potential fields where the two
sides can further cooperation, at a meeting in Indonesia on February 21.
The 20 th ASEAN-New Zealand Dialogue, held last week in Wellington, New
Zealand, discussed efforts to further ASEAN-New Zealand cooperation in
the ongoing Four Flagship Initiatives.
ASEAN-India partnership has grown into one of ASEAN’s most
comprehensive, dynamic and fast-growing partnerships, Le Luong Minh,
ASEAN Secretary General, has said at the inaugural session of the fifth
Delhi Dialogue.
ASEAN and Indian senior government officials and experts are meeting in
New Delhi, India at their fifth dialogue to discuss visions of
both sides’ partnership and prosperity.
Royal Thai Police is ready to play host to the ASEAN National Police
Chiefs Conference, where discussions on transnational crime suppression
will be tabled.
New Norwegian and Qatari Ambassadors to Indonesia presented
credentials to ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh at its
Jakatar-based headquaters on February 18.
ASEAN Business Advisory Council has decided to increase
the number of categories in the Most Admired ASEAN Enterprises Award
this year to recognise the youth’s role in and contributions to economic
development.
ASEAN will boost
cooperation with the US and Germany, affirmed ASEAN Secretary
General Le Luong Minh at meetings with representatives from the two
countries in Jakarta, Indonesia, on February 5.
