Asean community

The opening ceremony of the exhibition in Dong Nai province on September 24 (Photo: VNA) Dong Nai (VNA) – An exhibition on photos and reportage – documentary films on the ASEAN Community opened in the southern province of Dong Nai on September 24. The four-day event showcases more than 300 photos along with nearly 60 reportage and documentary films that won prizes or entered the final rounds of international competitions organised by the Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications. They focus on the land and people of the ASEAN Community, as well as environmental protection and climate change response efforts by the 10 Southeast Asian nations. Vice Chairwoman of Dong Nai provincial People’s Committee Nguyen Hoa Hiep said the exhibition is an occasion to popularise and enhance cooperation between Vietnam and other ASEAN members. It is also a chance to help local people gain insight into the Community and introduce Dong Nai’s development … [Read more...] about Exhibition features photos, documentaries on ASEAN Community

An exhibition of photos and reportage-documentary films on the ASEAN Community launched by the Ministry of Information and Communications will open in the southern province of Dong Nai on September 24. The four-day exhibition will feature over 300 photos and nearly 60 reportage and documentary films on people in the ASEAN Community that won awards at the festivals for their photos, reportage and documentary films on ASEAN held in recent years. VNA … [Read more...] about ASEAN photo-documentary film exhibition to open in Dong Nai

Illustrative image (Source: VNA) Jakarta (VNA) – The 59th meeting of the Initiative for ASEAN Integration (IAI) Task Force and the 9th Consultation Meeting of the IAI Task Force and ASEAN Partners took place in Jakarta, Indonesia from October 3-4. The Vietnamese delegation to the events was led by Ambassador Tran Duc Binh, head of the Vietnamese mission to the ASEAN. The 59th IAI Task Force Meeting is a regular event gathering permanent representatives from ASEAN countries to review the implementation of IAI projects and seek measures to further enhance the efficiency of the IAI Work Plan in the third phase in the 2016-2020 period (IAI Work Plan III). So far, after three years of implementation, 19 out of 26 actions of the plan have been conducted across all five strategic areas of Food and Agriculture; Trade Facilitation; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs); Education; and Health and Well-Being. Currently, 101 projects are underway with total value of 25.96 million … [Read more...] about ASEAN members review process of IAI projects

Roundtable discussion featured speakers which included Asean secretary-general Dato Paduka Lim Jock Hoi. (Photo: bangkokpost.com) Bangkok (VNA) – Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Lim Jock Hoi has expressed his confidence that the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will be completed in principle before Thailand’s chairmanship ends at the end of this year. At a roundtable on ASEAN Vision 2040: Towards Bolder and Stronger ASEAN Community in Bangkok on October 6, the Secretary-General said despite Malaysia’s recent decision to backtrack on its commitment to the deal and the growing trade tensions between Japan and the Republic of Korea, he remains optimistic that the RCEP negotiations will continue as planned. He added that against the backdrop of trade tension and uncertainties in the global market, ASEAN is still determined to complete the RCEP negotiations. The bloc needs to take a pragmatic approach, he said, … [Read more...] about Trade war will not affect RCEP: ASEAN Secretary-General

Leading economic partner The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) has entered its fourth year of development since the founding milestone of December 31, 2015, and is striving to realize its Vision to 2025 with initial encouraging results. The AEC has created a relatively synchronous production space, which helps promote the common advantage of the ASEAN region. Goods, services, capital, investment and skilled labor will be freely circulating within ASEAN without suffering any discrimination between the member states. Its intra-bloc economic cooperation efforts with partners have brought ASEAN member states stable economic growth, forecast to reach 4.9 percent in 2019, nearly double the world average. In the 24 years since Vietnam joined the bloc, its members have become the country’s leading economic and trade partners. Compared to 1996, when Vietnam began to participate in the ASEAN Free Trade Area (AFTA), trade between Vietnam and ASEAN has grown by more than 9.5 times from US$5.9 … [Read more...] about Vietnam looks ahead to 2020 Asean Chairmanship