Officials and business representatives from 10 ASEAN member countries gathered in Siem Reap, Cambodia on Jan. 16 to discuss opportunities and challenges from free trade agreements (FTAs) as well as ways that ASEAN will benefit from the agreements.
Vietnamese FM Phạm Bình Minh has affirmed close coordination with Cambodia for the common success of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Phnom Penh on January 11.
“Southeast Asia – Feel the warmth” is the new ASEAN tourism slogan, which was ratified on Jan. 11 by ASEAN Ministers of Tourism at their meeting in Manado of North Sulawesi province, Indonesia .
Agreement on Trade in Goods Under the Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Republic of India, Bangkok, 13rd, August 2009
The ASEAN - ROK Agreement on Trade in Services was signed by nine ASEAN Member States and ROK at the sidelines of the 11th ASEAN - ROK Summit in November 2007 in Singapore. Thailand signed the Protocol on the Accession to the Trade in Services Agreement at the sidelines of the 14th ASEAN Summit in February 2009 in Cha-am/Hua Hin. Negotiations on the Investment Agreement was concluded in April 2009 and signed during the ASEAN - ROK Commemorative Summit in June 2009 in Jeju Island.
The Agreement on Trade in Goods (TIG) under the ASEAN - Korea Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Economic Cooperation was signed by nine ASEAN Member States and ROK in August 2006 in Kuala Lumpur. Thailand signed the Protocol on the Accession of Thailand to the TIG Agreement at the sidelines of the 14th ASEAN Summit in February 2009 in Cha-am/Hua Hin, Thailand.
The region’s 584 million people today celebrate ASEAN’s 42nd birthday. In an exciting new programme, coordinated and concerted celebrations took place in three different ASEAN Member States – all in a single day – with dignitaries from the region being flown in a special plane marked ‘Truly ASEAN’.
Officials and business representatives from 10 ASEAN member countries gathered in Siem Reap, Cambodia on Jan. 16 to discuss opportunities and challenges from free trade agreements (FTAs) as well as ways that ASEAN will benefit from the agreements.
Vietnamese FM Phạm Bình Minh has affirmed close coordination with Cambodia for the common success of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Phnom Penh on January 11.
“Southeast Asia – Feel the warmth” is the new ASEAN tourism slogan, which was ratified on Jan. 11 by ASEAN Ministers of Tourism at their meeting in Manado of North Sulawesi province, Indonesia .
Việt Nam tops ASEAN in timber exports worth US$ 3.9 billion in 2011, followed by Thailand with US$1.1 billion.
Senior officials from ASEAN countries gathered in Ha Noi for their week-long meeting to discuss future plans and initiatives in the region.
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