ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting held online (Friday, October 2,2020)

The ASEAN Finance and Central Bank Deputies’ Meeting (AFCDM) was held online in Hanoi on October 1 in preparation for the sixth ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM) scheduled for the following day.

  ASEAN, US finance, central bank deputies’ meeting held (Friday, October 2,2020)

Deputy ministers of finance and deputy governors of central banks in ASEAN and the US gathered together at an online meeting on October 1, held as part of the ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting hosted by Vietnam.

  Vietnam, Netherlands seek to boost trading in fruits, vegetables (Thursday, October 1,2020)

A virtual conference on trading in fruits and vegetables between Vietnam and the Netherlands was held on September 29 to match Vietnamese suppliers and potential Dutch importers, wholesalers and retailers.

  EU partners with ASEAN nations on counterfeit drug prevention (Thursday, October 1,2020)

EU Ambassador to ASEAN Igor Driesmans said the EU has launched a new social media campaign entitled “Your Health Is Priceless” which aims to raise awareness of the harms that counterfeit pharmaceutical and healthcare products can cause falsified medicines in Southeast Asia.

  2nd ASEAN-RoK Think Tank Strategic Dialogue scheduled for next month (Thursday, October 1,2020)

The second ASEAN-RoK Think Tank Strategic Dialogue with the participation of foreign and security affairs think tanks will be held on October 6, according to the RoK Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

  10th Mekong-RoK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held online (Tuesday, September 29,2020)

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kang Kyung Wha co-chaired the 10th Mekong-RoK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on September 28.

  ASEAN improves disaster management capacity (Saturday, September 26,2020)

The Mission of the Republic of Korea to ASEAN and the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) have launched the ASEAN Standards and Certification for Experts in Disaster Management (ASCEND) project.

  ASEAN chiefs of defence forces gather at online 17th meeting (Friday, September 25,2020)

The 17th ASEAN Chiefs of Defence Forces’ Meeting (ACDFM-17) was held online by the Ministry of National Defence on September 24 under the theme “Military cooperation for a cohesive and responsive ASEAN”.

  Vietnam proposes establishment of ASEAN military intelligence community (Thursday, September 24,2020)

Vietnam proposed the establishment of an ASEAN Military Intelligence Community (AMIC) at the 17th ASEAN Military Intelligence Meeting (AMIM) held via video conference on September 22.

  ASEAN forum on social welfare and development held (Tuesday, September 22,2020)

The 15th ASEAN GO-NGO Forum on Social Welfare and Development took place online on September 21.