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The US fully supports ASEAN’s stance on the East Sea and the bloc’s central role in resolving territorial disputes, stated the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. ASEAN and the US share benefits and responsibilities in maintaining peace, stability, security, and free navigation in the South China Sea (called East Sea by Vietnam). Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son gave the remarks at the online ASEAN-US Ministerial Meeting held today [August 4], under the framework of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-54) and related events. Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son at the meeting. Source: MoFA “All parties should show goodwill for cooperation and act responsibly to ensure a peaceful, secure and safe East Sea,” Son said while reaffirming ASEAN’s stance on the East Sea with a focus on building trust, refraining from militarization, and resolving territorial disputes based on international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). …

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China has donated 119 million doses and will continue providing more in addition to essential medical equipment to ASEAN. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China would support a center to produce and distribute Covid-19 vaccines in ASEAN. Representatives at the ASEAN-China Ministerial Meeting on August 3. Photo: MoFA Wang made the commitment at the online ASEAN-China Ministerial Meeting on August 3 that marked the attendance of foreign ministers of 10 ASEAN member states and ASEAN’s Secretary General. He said China has donated 119 million doses and will continue providing more in addition to essential medical equipment to ASEAN. Wang said that the relations continue to grow in the pandemic with the launch of the ASEAN-China Health Cooperation Initiative, the ASEAN-China Vaccine Friend Cooperation, and the ASEAN-China Program on Public Health Emergency Preparedness Capacity (PROMPT). The Chinese minister affirmed that ASEAN plays an important role in …

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Japan is considered a trusted friend of ASEAN in multisectoral cooperation, with that in Covid-19 response over the past three years. Japan will continue to help ASEAN member states enhance preventative medicine capacity and provide more medical supplies as announced by Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi today [August 3]. Representatives at the meeting on August 3. Photos: MoFA The assistance covers a wide range of medicine, vaccines, cold storage freezers, and finance to accelerate the regional post-pandemic recovery plans. At the ASEAN-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held via videoconference on August 3, Toshimitsu Motegi and ASEAN foreign ministers discussed response efforts, with Japan pledging to provide more vaccines and support the health care system in the ASEAN countries. Tokyo has so far offered 9.6 million vaccine doses to the regional states, according to Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It has funded US$1 million to the ASEAN …

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ASEAN and Australia are expected to strengthen cooperation in the research and production of Covid-19 vaccines. Australia is in the process of disbursing the AUD500 million (US$371 million) package to support ASEAN’s comprehensive recovery, while another AUD523 million ($388 million) would be allocated for the health security initiative and Covid-19 vaccines access. Overview of the meeting. Source: Bao Quoc te Australia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Women Marise Payne announced the move in the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference (PMC) ASEAN-Australia under a virtual format today [August 4], which is part of the 54th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM-54). According to Payne, Australia would provide a scholarship program for 40 health experts and staff from ASEAN countries, along with hosting the ASEAN-Australia dialogue on the youth’s mental health in the coming time. Stressing the long-standing relations established since 1974, Payne …

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