Tag: ASEAN Secretary General

ASEAN Secretary-General meets Malaysian Prime Minister

QUEZON CITY, Philippines (Eagle News) — Association of South East Asian Nation’s Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi met Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Monday, March 5. During the courtesy call, the two officials discussed the promotion of intra-ASEAN trade and investment as well as support for micro-, small-, and medium-scale industries and enterprises for an inclusive ASEAN Community. They also discussed ways to raise the public’s awareness about ASEAN and its importance on the economy […]

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Top Brunei trade official and diplomat is new ASEAN Secretary-General

  (Eagle News) — A top trade official and diplomat from Brunei Darussalam, Dato Paduka Lim Jock Hoi, assumed office as the 14th Secretary-General of ASEAN this year. SG Dato Lim Jock Hoi succeeded outgoing Secretary-General Le Luong Minh from Viet Nam who completed his term on 31 December 2017. He was until recently a Permanent Secretary at the Brunei Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry where he was involved as Brunei’s Chief Negotiator on the […]

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DFA Secretary receives ASEAN Secretary General

MANILA – Foreign Affairs Secretary Perfecto R. Yasay, Jr. received the Secretary General of ASEAN Le Luong Minh on December 13, on the occasion of the working visit of the ASEAN Secretary General to Manila from December 12 to 15. Secretary Yasay and Secretary General Le Luong Minh discussed preparations for the Philippine chairmanship of ASEAN in 2017, which will officially begin on January 01. The Secretary General’s visit follows ASEAN tradition where the ASEAN […]

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