Tag: ASEAN Community

ASEAN to further deepen cooperation in culture and arts

(Eagle News) —  ASEAN ministers responsible for culture and the arts concluded their meeting last week in Bandar Seri Begawan in Brunei with dialogue partners including the ASEAN Plus Three, China, Japan and the Republic of Korea, becoming the first gathering of culture and the arts since the establishment of the ASEAN Community in December 2015. The 7th ASEAN Ministers Responsible for Culture and Arts (AMCA) Meeting and the AMCA Meetings with Dialogue Partners recalled […]

ASEAN Integration and the PHL Council on foreign relations

With ASEAN Integration and the establishment of the ASEAN community, it is important for the Philippines to prepare its blueprint to be more competitive in this regional undertaking. Globalization has put the pressure on ASEAN and on each ASEAN member countries. In this episode of ASEAN In Focus, Dr. Caloy Tabunda, ASEAN In Focus resident resource person, interviews Ambassador Jose Romero Jr. Ambassador Romero is currently the president of the Philippine Council on Foreign Relations. […]

ASEAN leaders sign declaration of ASEAN Community

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) also established a formal community that attempts to create freer movement of trade and capital in an area of 625 million people with a combined economic output of 2.6 trillion U.S. dollars. The community declaration was signed by leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian nations or ASEAN in Kuala Lumpur, this year’s host of the group’s annual summit. The ASEAN community includes a political, security and […]