Special Supplement; Cerita. Countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines, have imposed measures to restrict the movement of residents. According to the declaration, the ASEAN member countries reaffirmed their determination to further strengthen public health cooperation measures to contain the pandemic and protect the people, including, through … Covid-19 pandemic is a call to arms for Asean to do more, not a death knell of regional unity Trade was also top of the agenda in the special summit, which was held by video link. REAFFIRMING the shared commitment of ASEAN leaders to suppress the spread of the pandemic, protect people’s lives and livelihoods, and maintain socio-economic stability while sustaining ASEAN Community building momentum for sustainable development, inclusive growth and leaving no one behind, in line with the Declaration of the Special ASEAN Summit on the Coronavirus Disease 2019 and Joint Statement of the Special ASEAN Plus Three Summit on the Coronavirus Disease … COVID-19 puts Southeast Asia’s food supply to the test, Southeast Asia needs strong cryptocurrency laws to address fraud, terror financing, Southeast Asia eyes digital currencies as financial institutions look to the future, Singapore’s DBS bank launches cryptocurrency exchange. President Duterte joins other leaders of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the special ASEAN Summit on COVID-19 via video conference from the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on Tuesday. And now Indonesia, one of the grouping's five founding states, is calling for a special summit on a regional COVID-19 strategy. In addition to the 10 ASEAN leaders, this online meeting was attended by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and South Korea President Moon Jae-in as well as World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Hanoi [Vietnam], April 14 (ANI): Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday morning met via videoconference to deliberate on a strategy to combat and overcome the COVID-19 crisis, ensuring peaceful life of people and sustainable development of … The Special Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit on the COVID-19 Response kicked off Tuesday morning in videoconferencing format to affirm their commitment to combating the global pandemic, ensuring peaceful life of people and sustainable development of countries in the region. The Inquirer, meanwhile, headlined Duterte’s view that over the virus outbreak—China, Japan and South Korea have had varying levels of ASEAN’s response to the crisis has been much criticised; it must mobilise its efforts more effectively as a group. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of Viet Nam, in his … "But it is possible to work out bilateral or even multilateral arrangements, with necessary assurances in place.". On April 14, the organization conducted an ASEAN Special Summit on COVID-19. “Warning that the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) would not be the Mr Lee said that it was critical for ASEAN to mount a united response, because of how connected and interdependent the countries are. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will preside over these summits as ASEAN Chair 2020. Chair. Due to recent developments in the COVID-19 outbreak, the ASEAN Secretariat would like to announce that, with immediate effect, the ASEAN Resource Centre/Library, ASEAN Gift Shop and ASEAN Gallery are closed to general public until further notice. Mr Lee said that the crisis will "fundamentally change globalisation", as he predicted controls on movement of people across borders and that governments will intervene to prevent over-dependency on other countries for food, medical products and other essential goods. ASEAN,” she said. Here’s how the region’s Countries should also develop safe and controlled ways to allow the movement of people to resume as the outbreak is gradually brought under control. Media outlets highlighted national leaders’ contributions to the summit. The summit convened by Vietnam, the ASEAN chair for 2020, was chaired by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. "Many of us also export goods and agricultural products overseas. Editorial. expand the region’s existing mechanisms to respond to public health The Covid-19 vaccination program is carried out also using a drive thru system located on the island of Bali. Share this story Thank you, Mr. Facial recognition: Achievements and fears in the shadow of a pandemic. Following the postponement of the ASEAN-United Sates special summit, the ASEAN summit slated to be held in April in Vietnam has been rescheduled to June. Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are seen on screen as they attend a special summit via video conference to discuss the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, April 14, 2020. The special summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), chaired by Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc, came amid a global panic sparked by the rapid spread of COVID-19. ASEAN broke new ground this week when representatives took part in a virtual COVID-19 summit. would be required from all parties to overcome the disease. "We should maintain a level of trade and economic activity, so that when the pandemic subsides, more of our workers will have kept their jobs, and our economies can recover more quickly," said Mr Lee. success in mitigating the health crisis.”, Others stressed the need for ASEAN unity and cooperation. The virtual summit was an opportunity for ASEAN leaders to show they understand what is required. ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi (left). set an example for others to follow. considerations,” he said. Declaration of the Special ASEAN Summit on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) (14 April 2020) 1. ASEAN holds special summit on response to COVID-19 pandemic. Copyright© Mediacorp 2021. and security affairs at the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore, told CNA that the summit added “much-needed They are expected to adopt a joint statement of the ASEAN Summit and another of the ASEAN+3 Special Summit on COVID-19 response, in which they will affirm their commitment to preventing and eliminating the risk of the pandemic which is threatening people's lives, and in stabilising the socio-economic situation in each member state. Enter your email address to subscribe to our mailing list and receive notifications of new articles by email. As some 20,000 in the region were affected and almost 1,000 were confirmed to have died of the virus, on April 14 ASEAN member states held a special summit on COVID-19 via teleconference. Bangkok Post that there is “still much work to do”. These commitments were further reinforced at the Special ASEAN Summit on Coronavirus Disease 2019 that took place on 14 April via video conference, where the centrality of ASEAN’s emergency response network for the novel Coronavirus was additionally underlined. As the crisis worsened, those calls got louder. ASEAN Secretary-General Dato Lim Jock Hoi (left). And now Indonesia, one of the grouping's five founding states, is calling for a special summit on a regional COVID-19 strategy. Prior to the 10th ASEAN summit, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra publicly threatened to walk out of the meeting if any member states raised the issue of the Thai government's handling of the insurgency in south Thailand. Berita; Images; More. emergencies,” wrote Julie M Aurelio. Representatives of all 10 ASEAN nations convened virtually this week for a special COVID-19 summit. Muhammad Shahrul Ikram said Asean leaders tackled such new and unprecedented challenge head-on during their virtual Special Asean Summit on Covid-19 in April. Will Mahathir emerge as a kingmaker for the Malay vote in Malaysia’s next election? Channel News Asia interviewed analysts We publish business, political and fintech commentaries daily, covering ASEAN and Greater China. HANOI, April 14 (Vietnam News/ANN) — The online ASEAN Special Summit and ASEAN+3 Special Summit on Covid-19 response takes place in Hà Nội on … political impetus” to ASEAN coordination while Anneliese Wilder-Smith, an economic integration, remove non-tariff barriers and enhance overall trade facilitation,” he said. The rise of neobanks in Southeast Asia: How far can they go. Any foreigner or stateless person who undertakes a job that is not legally permitted by the relevant authorities will be fined and further penalised, according to Decree No.21 on fines and measures against individuals who violate the laws … “ASEAN must accelerate Joint Statement of the Special ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit. These attempts are solid starting points for further collaboration. Prior to the 37th ASEAN Summit and related summits, ASEAN leaders met under Vietnam’s chairmanship for three online summits in 2020: the Special ASEAN Summit and the Special ASEAN Plus Three Summit on April 14, and the 36th ASEAN Summit on June … The leaders issued a declaration which proposed the establishment of a COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund to boost emergency stockpiles for future outbreaks, while pledging further co-operation among member states and voicing commitment to keeping ASEAN’s markets open for trade and investment. 37th ASEAN Summit: RCEP, Covid-19 … An ASEAN Collective Response to Covid-19 was issued on 15 February and there have also been meetings of ASEAN Health, Economic and Agricultural Ministers and the ASEAN Coordinating Council. Change password, update personal details and more. Copyright 2021 | MH Newsdesk by MH Themes. ASEAN Today is a leading ASEAN commentary site. “Let’s hope the ASEAN Plus Three commitment On Tuesday afternoon, the virtual Special ASEAN, China, Japan and South Korea (ASEAN Plus Three) Summit on COVID-19 Response will be held, touching upon measures to … Your Excellency Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of Vietnam; Your Majesty, Excellencies, Let me first and foremost express my sincere thanks to all my colleagues and Heads of Governments of ASEAN for your congratulatory messages on my assumption to the office of … ASEAN created new bodies to deal with COVID-19 instead of using those set up The Summit was chaired by H.E. to World Health Organization director general Tedros Leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday morning met via videoconference to deliberate on a strategy to combat and overcome the COVID-19 crisis, ensuring peaceful life of people and sustainable development of countries in the region.. Prior to the 37th ASEAN Summit and related summits, ASEAN leaders met under Vietnam’s chairmanship for three online summits in 2020: the Special ASEAN Summit and the Special ASEAN Plus Three Summit on April 14, and the 36th ASEAN Summit on June … opened the summit by claiming that “It is in these Laos closes special economic zone in Luang Namtha to prevent COVID-19 Laos: six development goals for 2021-2025 outlined at party congress . A special summit of ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, was supposed to held in Las Vegas on March 14th. Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are seen on screen as they attend a special summit via video conference to discuss the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) situation at the Government House in Bangkok, Thailand, April 14, … pandemic, prioritising medical supplies and equipment. that the grouping makes its war against the disease its top priority.” It also COVID-19: Catalyst or cataclysm for Southeast Asia’s fintech sector? a special COVID-19 summit. behind.”, Some remain sceptical about ASEAN’s ability to change. their own country’s leaders said at the summit, with Filipino President Rodrigo Mr Lee emphasised that ASEAN countries should maintain trade among themselves and persuade their partners to keep trade flowing. And now Indonesia, one of the grouping's five founding states, is calling for a special summit on a regional COVID-19 strategy. coordinate and then Europe and other parts of the world could learn from The Summit was chaired by H.E. Advertisements. ", The 10 ASEAN countries have reported at least 20,000 COVID-19 cases in total, but the number is likely to be higher given the lack of testing capability in some areas. Vietnamese PM Nguyen Xuan Phuc chairs the online ASEAN Special Summit and ASEAN+3 Special Summit on Covid-19 response in Hanoi on April 14, 2020. Duterte, Singaporean Prime Minister Lee and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen all COVID-19: ASEAN should have guidelines on imposing travel or trade restrictions, says PM Lee Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong speaks to leaders in the … Yet, not all is lost. "We do not know when this pandemic will end, or what the post-COVID-19 world will be like, though it will surely not be a restoration of the status quo ante," said Mr Lee. Four of the world’s 10 busiest air routes are between ASEAN member states. diseases will not be mere rhetoric,” it concluded. The virtual Special ASEAN Plus Three Summit on COVID-19 took place on Tuesday afternoon, with the participation of the state or government heads of the 10 ASEAN members, China, Japan and South Korea, the ASEAN Secretary-General and the World Health Organization Director-General. the Declaration of the Special ASEAN Summit on COVID-19 of 14 April 2020 that demonstrated ASEAN’s highest-level commitment on collective response to the outbreak of COVID-19, in the spirit of a Cohesive and Responsive ASEAN. By sharing information and keeping each other updated on the situations in each member state, the countries may learn from each other as well as co-operate on issues such as the repatriation of citizens, he added. another in this battle and prove to the world that, in ASEAN, no one is left ASEAN has been making painstaking efforts to combat the pandemic by establishing both intra and extra-regional ad hoc agencies such as theASEAN-China Ad-Hoc Health Ministers Joint Task Force, the Special ASEAN Summit on the COVID-19, COVID-19 ASEAN Response Fund, and the Special ASEAN Plus Three Summit on COVID-19. By clicking subscribe, I agree to receive news updates and promotional material from Mediacorp and Mediacorp's partners. WASHINGTON - India will manufacture at least one billion more Covid-19 vaccine doses by the end of next year in a joint initiative announced Friday with the United States, Japan and Australia. The morning meeting was also attended by Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith. They also emphasised the importance of keeping trade routes open and preserving supply chain connectivity, especially for essential goods such as medical supplies and food. "It would be useful for ASEAN to have a set of common criteria or guidelines on when to impose travel or trade restrictions, and when and how we can relax them and with what appropriate safeguards," he said at a virtual Special ASEAN Summit on COVID-19. President Rodrigo Duterte joins other leaders of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) during the special ASEAN Summit on COVID-19 via video conference from the Malago Clubhouse in Malacañang on Tuesday. Health ministers convened in late January. “The strategies concluded by ASEAN leaders seemed to only touch the surface of discrepancies between each member state in handling the pandemic, without addressing how the distribution will be fair and equal, to all individuals regardless of their background or economic condition,” she argued. Its spread has deterred the development of the ASEAN bloc, he said, not only in the health sector but in tourism, trade, finance, industry, as well as the livelihood of the people. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam./. Mr Lee and Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan joined the summit via video conference on Tuesday morning. In his capacity as ASEAN Chair 2020, … need and concluded with this call to action: “Member countries must help one "We must resist the temptation to turn inwards and away from one another. Countries should also work together to mitigate the economic damage of the coronavirus pandemic and find ways to return quickly to a sustainable new normal, Mr Lee said at a ASEAN Plus Three Summit on COVID-19 held later on Tuesday. Special ASEAN summit on COVID-19: 14 April 2020 Vietnam: Hanoi (as Chair's venue) Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc: Issues Thailand. Southeast Asia ramps up electric vehicle industry with help from Tesla and Vingroup, Mitsubishi drops Vietnam coal plant as investors face pressure for environmental, social risks, Malaysia and Huawei open Southeast Asia’s first cybersecurity center to support 5G growth. Besides discussing the pandemic response, they stressed the importance of working together towards post-pandemic recovery, from stimulating economic activity to restoring connectivity and tourism, said MCI. The absence of a concerted ASEAN response to the coronavirus pandemic has put a spotlight on member states’ commitment to regional integration and unity. An editorial in The Bangkok Post stressed that “it is crucial SPECIAL ASEAN SUMMIT ON COVID-19. ASEAN … The meeting, headed by Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc of Vietnam, focused on ASEAN member states’ efforts in addressing the coronavirus … ASEAN broke new ground this week when YAB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin Prime Minister of Malaysia. a unified ASEAN and to continue trading. Here’s how the region’s media covered the story. without following through on them. Photo by Vietnam's Foreign Affairs Ministry. Asean leaders also held a special summit with leaders of the Plus Three countries ― China, Japan and the South Korea ― to explore collaboration in public health emergencies and measures in mitigating the impact of Covid-19, among others. On April 14, the organization conducted an ASEAN Special Summit on COVID-19. This was followed by gatherings of the agriculture and forestry, economy, labor and tourism ministers. As we always have in times of great challenges – ASEAN stands in unity, mutual assistance, and confidence in our collective unity. Spotlight; Buzz; True Crimes; Going Viral ; The Sun Daily > Local. This is why Singapore and eight other countries, including four ASEAN Member States, recently issued a joint ministerial statement affirming their commitment to keeping trade lines open and trade flows unimpeded, he added. Representatives of all 10 ASEAN nations convened virtually this week for Jakarta Post, Dian Septiari led with a pitch to form an ASEAN COVID-19 fund, proposed by Thailand, to make up for the shortage of medical supplies. nations to report outbreaks early. For example, in The Philippine Star, aneditorial highlighted how the SARS to transparency and the release of real-time accurate information on infectious Malaysia and Singapore have kept goods flowing although Malaysia has extended its movement control order to Apr 28 and Singapore is in circuit breaker mode until May 4. The ASEAN Coordinating Council Working Group on Public Health Emergencies should study this issue, he added. The Declaration of Special ASEAN Summit on COVID-19 is also expected to be adopted after the special summit. It looks like the email address you entered is not valid. infectious disease expert at Singapore’s Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, said the grouping could China, which appears to have been successful in containing Covid-19, had suggested that Asean hold a special summit to encourage its members to jointly fight the coronavirus. The 10 member states, plus representatives from China, Japan and South At the summit, leaders of the ASEAN nations shared information about their states’ responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and discussed ways in which ASEAN could strengthen cooperation on COVID-19, Singapore's Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) said in a media release. The Summit was chaired by H.E. the implementation of existing plans and mechanisms as well as promote regional our own domestic considerations, but clear guidelines would help us take a Due to recent developments in the COVID-19 outbreak, the ASEAN Secretariat would like to announce that, with immediate effect, the ASEAN Resource Centre/Library, ASEAN Gift Shop and ASEAN Gallery are closed to general public until further notice. WE, the Heads of State/Government of the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the People’s Republic of China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, held the Special ASEAN Plus Three (APT) Summit on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) via video conference on 14 April 2020. The region waits to see what happens next. The summit will also fine-tune all proposed comprehensive recovery measures to cushion the impact of Covid-19, which had been initially discussed at the Special Asean Summit on Covid-19 … Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc will preside over these summits as ASEAN Chair 2020. In The meREWARDS lets you get coupon deals, and earn cashback when you complete surveys, dine, travel and shop with our partners. ASEAN broke new ground this week when representatives took part in a virtual COVID-19 summit. Speaking at the ASEAN Special Summit on Covid-19 via video conference, Hun Sen said the virus swiftly and substantially battered one sector after another. In April, heads of government endorsed the “Declaration of the Special ASEAN Summit on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (Covid-19)” which declared that members “remain united and vigilant against Covid-19 and commit to work closely with the WHO [World Health Organization], ASEAN’s external partners and the international community to suppress the spread of the pandemic, protect people’s … said. The ASEAN Special Summit and the ASEAN+3 Special Summit on COVID-19 Response will be held online on April 14. Within the Asean Comprehensive Framework, which was adapted at the 37th Asean Summit held in November 2020, there is a clear focus on these principles, with the aim of developing resilience and sustainability across the … After spending time as a sports journalist, he now writes about politics, history and social affairs. The special summit is expected to adopt the Joint Statement of the Special ASEAN Plus Three Summit …

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