China asean education cooperation week

Kuala Lumpur (VNA) - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin met with visiting Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister Wei Fenghe in Kuala Lumpur on September 7, during which they discussed cooperation between the two countries. Muhyiddin congratulated China on its success in containing the COVID-19 outbreak. With the support from China, Malaysia has become one of the first countries in the world to control the outbreak, he said, expressing his hope that the two countries will continue cooperatingin the pandemic fight. Malaysia is willing to work with China to strengthen bilateral cooperation in all fields including defence, economy, trade, and education, among others, Muhyiddin said. For his part, Wei said the friendship between China and Malaysia has a long history, and bilateral relationship has always enjoyed healthy and stable development. China and Malaysia have rendered assistance to each other during the COVID-19 outbreak, and taken the lead to push for economic and … [Read more...] about Malaysia, China enhance bilateral cooperation

Washington DC (VNA) – The US on September 9 introduced specific cooperation and support programmes for ASEAN member states, on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the US-ASEAN Strategic Partnership. The programmes focus on four main fields: strengthening public health systems for the future, building connectivity through human capital development, advancing partnerships in economic cooperation, and promoting maritime cooperation for a secure Indo-Pacific. In the first field, the US continues to be a leader in global health, including providing 87 million USD for ASEAN countries to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The US commits to standing shoulder-to-shoulder with ASEAN partners to mitigate the pandemic and strengthen the bloc’s ability to prevent, detect, and respond to future zoonotic and other infectious disease outbreaks through several new initiatives such as the USAID’s support for the ASEAN Public Health Emergency Coordination System, and the opening of a … [Read more...] about US highlights cooperation programmes with ASEAN countries

They hailed the two-way initiatives launched so far this year, including the China-ASEAN Year of Digital Economy Cooperation, the ASEAN-China Joint Statement on synergizing the Master Plan on ASEAN Connectivity and the Belt and Road Initiative to guarantee connectivity and supply chains. … [Read more...] about ASEAN seeks China’s active participation in Covid-19 fight

They agreed that ASEAN should uphold a persistent stance which urges parties to continue to restrain, not militarise and not to use or threaten the use of force. All disputes should be settled peacefully, they said, underlining the need to uphold international law, especially Convention on the Law of the Sea. … [Read more...] about ASEAN FMs agreed to promote cooperation while coping with COVID-19 pandemic

Hanoi (VNA) – Philippine House Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano has stressed that unity and neighbourly cooperation are the flagship and main objectives of AIPA and ASEAN. He made the remarks while addressing the first plenary session of the ongoing 41st General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-41), which, he said, is among the most memorable of General Assemblies since the birth of AIPA in Manila on September 2, 1977. AIPA 41 is historic not only for the reason of its virtual setting, but because it is held amidst extraordinarily challenging circumstances brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, he said. He congratulated the National Assembly of Vietnam and its AIPA National Secretariat for surmounting the current difficulties caused by the pandemic to conduct the meeting. Alan Peter said this is an opportunity for AIPA parliaments to share experiences, learnings, difficulties, innovative measures and best practices, making them better equipped in battling … [Read more...] about Philippine House Speaker highlights AIPA-ASEAN unity