“JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 49th ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS’ MEETING VIENTIANE, 24 JULY 2016 ‘TURNING VISION INTO REALITY FOR A DYNAMIC ASEAN COMMUNITY’ We, the Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), met on 24 July 2016 at the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) in Vientiane, Lao PDR, under the theme “Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community”. His Excellency Saleumxay Kommasith, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR, chaired the Meeting. ASEAN COMMUNITY BUILDING ASEAN Community Vision 2025 1. With the formal establishment of the ASEAN Community on 31 December 2015, we resolved to continue deepening and advancing ASEAN community building as well as regional integration. We reaffirmed our commitment to the full and effective implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025 and the three new Blueprints which set out the future direction for a politically cohesive, economically … [Read more...] about ASEAN Foreign Ministers issue Joint Communiqué
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Joint Communiqué of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Foreign ministers at the ASEAN-Japan Ministerial Meeting as part of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and related meetings (Photo: VNA) Vientiane (VNA) – The 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting issued a Joint communiqué in Vientiane on July 24. The following is the full text of the joint communiqué. “JOINT COMMUNIQUÉ OF THE 49th ASEAN FOREIGN MINISTERS’ MEETING VIENTIANE, 24 JULY 2016 ‘TURNING VISION INTO REALITY FOR A DYNAMIC ASEAN COMMUNITY’ We, the Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), met on 24 July 2016 at the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) in Vientiane, Lao PDR, under the theme “Turning Vision into Reality for a Dynamic ASEAN Community”. His Excellency Saleumxay Kommasith, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lao PDR, chaired the Meeting. ASEAN COMMUNITY BUILDING ASEAN Community Vision 2025 1. With the formal establishment of the ASEAN Community … [Read more...] about Joint Communiqué of the 49th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/7
HVN’s auto segment lacklustre Japanese Honda Vietnam’s car business has made little headway in the local market despite the company’s success in the motorbike trade. Last week Honda Vietnam (HVN) launched its ninth-generation Accord in the Vietnamese market at a price of VND1.49 billion ($70,900) per unit. Honda’s Accord model is one of the most successful HVN cars across the world with 19 million units sold by 2012 since its debut in 1976. In Vietnam, sales of the Accord have remained modest with just over 200 sold since the car’s local debut in 2011. While the company has attributed low sales to objective factors such as the Japanese earthquake and tsunami and serious flooding in Thailand in 2011 that affected supply, in fact HVN’s business in the Vietnamese market is unimpressive. Direct rivals of the Accord in the local market are the Toyota Camry, Mazda 6 and Nissan Teana, which posted solid sales figures last year. Accordingly, last year … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 9/7
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 31/5
VN-Index ends month on high note Shares closed the last trading day of May with mixed results, higher on HCM City Stock Exchange but lower on the northern bourse. Analysts expect a more surprising June. According to FPT Securities, risks eased over the first half of this month, creating opportunities for investors to buy stocks. The VN-Index gained by 3.57 points or as much as 0.64 per cent to end at 562.02 points. The upward trend was maintained for five consecutive days. Large-cap stocks attracted foreign capital inflow, with the VN30-Index seen rising 0.49 to per cent to land at 618 points. There were 16 gainers and 10 losers. Banking stocks posted gains yesterday, including Vietinbank (CTG), Military Bank (MBB), Sacombank (STB) and Vietcombank (VBC). Other gainers included Vingroup (VIC) and Masan Group (MSN), which added VND1,500 (US$0.071) a share each. Meanwhile, Bao Viet Holdings (BVH), Tan Tao Group (ITA), REE Corporation (REE) among seven others slightly dropped. Overall, on … [Read more...] about BUSINESS IN BRIEF 31/5
WHAT’S ON MAY 1-31 (DAILY UPDATE)
Rather Unique: LIVE hip-hop w/ Ali & St. What Sat 28 May 2016, 9 pm ATK 73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi Come to enjoy the gold standard in live hip-hop. DJ Ali spins fresh beats while lyrical champ St. What lays down smooth lyrics. He raps for listeners, blunt-heads, fly ladies, and prisoners. Come experience a funk vortex of freestyles, hip-hop bangers, and radiant instrumentals. Free entry! Solo Exhibition “Sick of Love” by Jakub Julian Ziolkowski Opening: Sat 28 May 2016, 6 pm Exhibition: 28 May – 04 Jun 2016 Cafe Nhà Sàn Come to a solo exhibition “Sick of Love” by Jakub Julian Ziolkowski. “A boy dreams of finding treasure, a lonely man looks at his feet stepping on other feet that belong to his own shadow, faint marks of teeth pile on the shoulder of some strange girl who has come into the world before, me, and my hand pressed against the mirror, from now on i know. Every mirror is … [Read more...] about WHAT’S ON MAY 1-31 (DAILY UPDATE)