Vietnam co-chairs 15th meeting of ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee
Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to ASEAN, and Japanese Ambassador Chiba Akira on March 23 co-chaired the 15th meeting of the ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee.
Delegates at the 15th meeting of ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee (Photo: VNA)
Jakarta (VNA) – Ambassador Nguyen Hai Bang, Permanent Representativeof Vietnam to ASEAN, and Japanese Ambassador Chiba Akira on March 23 co-chairedthe 15th meeting of the ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee.
At the meeting, the Japanese side said it is working hard to roll out acomprehensive aid package to serve the formation of the ASEAN Centre for PublicHealth Emergencies and Emerging Diseases (ACPHEED).
Under the aid package, Japan will help ASEAN in designing the centre, sendingJapanese experts and training experts for the grouping.
During the Special ASEAN 3 Summit on COVID-19 last April, then Japanese PrimeMinister Abe Shinzo announced the aid package worth 50 million USD for theproject.
Delegates at the meeting shared the view that ASEAN-Japan cooperationprogrammes have been rolled out effectively amidst the pandemic. In 2020 alone,up to 32 projects valued at 22 million USD were implemented and 25 others worth17 million USD were adopted, within the Japan-ASEAN Integration Fund.
Under the Japan-East Asia Network of Exchange forStudents and Youths (JENESYS) programme, about 900 ASEAN youths joined trainingcourses in Japan last year, and the number would be 700 this year.
The ASEAN member countries appreciated Japan’s contributions over the pasttime, especially its decision to sponsor the ACPHEED, expressing a hopethat the two sides will step up their comprehensive cooperation in the timeahead, particularly in such spheres as cyber security and smart city building.
Chair of the Initiative of ASEAN Integration (IAI), Bang lauded Japan’s funding11 projects within the IAI Work Plan III and suggested the country continue itssupport for the IAI Work Plan IV through new, result-oriented projects.
2021 is the last year when Vietnam works as the coordinator of the ASEAN-Japanrelations. The role will be handed over to Thailand during the ASEAN-JapanMinisterial Meeting in August 2021./.
Defence ministers of ASEAN and Japan on December 10 agreed to embark on a project to strengthen cyber security as the world is increasingly relying on online communication channels since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.
ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi on December 16 spoke highly of the Japanese Government’s persistent support in enhancing smart cities cooperation with ASEAN.
Twenty-two young intellectuals representing ten ASEAN member states and Japan, on March 16, adopted a joint declaration in which they expressed their concern over marine plastic waste and gave 13 recommendations.
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Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has ordered the urgent implementation of a national policy to crack down on all forms of call centre scams, online fraud, and illegal gambling, which are now considered threats to national security.
Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto and EAEU Trade Minister Andrey Slepnev jointly declared the conclusion of FTA talks on the sidelines of the 28th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2025), according to the statement.
The article stressed that throughout his revolutionary career, the founder of modern Vietnam consistently regarded the revolutionary press as a vital part of the Vietnamese Party’s and nation’s revolutionary struggle.
Pichai said the trade talks with the US are important and need to move forward professionally, without regard for any political changes in Thailand, believing that Thailand has clear principles, guidelines and procedures in place.
The tax adjustment supports the Malaysian Government’s strategy to reduce reliance on foreign food supply chains and to assist domestic farmers, a finance official has said.
The proposed venue is located in the Chatuchak area of Bangkok, featuring eight public sites, including Krungthep Aphiwat Central Terminal and several nearby parks.
Connectivity is expected to improve further with the completion of the fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge by the end of 2025, facilitating logistics and agricultural exports to Vietnam, Thailand, and China.
Two naval gunboats intercepted a fishing vessel carrying 1.5 tonnes of methamphetamine hydrochloride off the coast of the main island of Luzon just before dawn, in a joint operation with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency.
In the today context of socio-economic development and growth, the professionalism of Vietnam’s revolutionary journalists continues to rise, guided by exemplary mastery of new information technologies and the modernisation of their founding principles to preserve the enduring values of revolutionary journalism.
Thai Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce Vuttikrai Leewiraphan Thailand's formal proposal will be substantial enough for the US to consider further detailed negotiations. He hoped for a tariff rate not exceeding 10% and suggested that the US might extend the negotiation period if an agreement is not reached by the July 8 deadline.
Organised by the Ministry of Culture and the Association of Thai Silk & Culture Promotions, the event honors Her Majesty the Queen on her 47th birthday anniversary and promotes Thai craftsmanship on an international stage.
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The lab focuses on four key thematic areas: energy transition and green innovation, sustainable agriculture, circular economy and sustainable cities, and nature-based solutions and biodiversity.
The key content of the document titled "Accelerating Innovative Strategies: Addressing the OOSCY Challenges" will be refined further in a seminar preceding the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur this October.
This follows Telegram’s serious failure to address the content that has been repeatedly reported to them, despite various efforts of negotiation and cooperation made by MCMC, it said.
Delegates at the 15th meeting of ASEAN-Japan Joint Cooperation Committee (Photo: VNA) 
