The Indonesian Agency for International Development (Indonesian AID) has donated 10 million bOPV (bivalent oral polio vaccine) doses produced domestically to Afghanistan.
Malaysia is determined to expand its trade linkages by ensuring the effective implementation of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Secretary-General of the Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry Hairil Yahri Yaacob has said.
Canada has so demonstrated a greater determination than ever in advancing economic, trade and investment ties with the ASEAN region, reflected through the recent establishment of the Canada-ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Group and the recognition of the Canada-ASEAN Business Council (CABC) as Canada’s only entity officially associated with the region.
With the success of the special summit marking the 50th anniversary between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia, the two sides have shown strong commitments to fostering their relations, commented Prof. Carl Thayer from the University of New South Wales (UNSW).
Ambassador Mai Phan Dung, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the UN in Geneva, on March 7 affirmed the importance the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) attaches to fisheries cooperation and Vietnam’s achievements in developing this sector.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has proposed an increase in the deployment of cutting-edge technology in order to ramp up safety measures for the upcoming Songkran Festival which is slated for April.
The Commerce Ministry of Thailand has set a target of turning the country into the epicentre of the hotel, restaurant and catering (HoReCa) industry in Asia.
At the roundtable dialogue between Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Australian companies in Melbourne on the sideline of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, major Australian groups have shown interest to invest a total of 5.18 billion USD in the Southeast Asian country.
Indonesia's Trade Ministry is convinced that the country's foreign trade will surpass that of Vietnam after the completion of the Indonesia-European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IEU-CEPA).
Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has met with leaders and representatives of enterprises of Australia and leaders of ASEAN member states at the ongoing 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit in Melbourne to boost investment cooperation of Thailand with Australia and other countries in the region.
The Australian Government will support 38 community, university and business projects to strengthen collaboration between Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) which have been awarded funding through the Australia-ASEAN Council and the Australia-Indonesia Institute.
Australia will continue supporting the ASEAN Outlook on Indo-Pacific and working to ensure stability and peace in the region, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said.
Australia on March 5 announced its plan to increase investment in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASSEAN) by setting up a 1.3-billion-USD finance package to boost trade and investment in the region.