ASEAN and the world

The business magazine “Forbes” has published its list of the world’s most powerful women of 2016.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has reached the number of delegates needed to become clinch the Democratic US presidential nomination, the Associated Press said.

(CPV) - ADB Conference on Economic Development (ACED) opened in Hong Kong, China on June 2nd 2016. The inaugural event brings together experts and researchers to examine the role that foreign direct investment (FDI) plays in driving inclusive economic growth and regional integration.

Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is on a three-day working visit to Myanmar to strengthen bilateral ties, according to Singapore ’s Prime Minister’s Office.

(CPV) - “Greening” road freight in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) will help participating countries achieve their Sustainable Development Goals, as well as providing economic benefits, delegates at a workshop in Bangkok heard on June 2nd 2016.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in Puerto Rico’s Democratic presidential primary.

Hadiyeh al-Abbas who is a member of President Bashar Assad’s Baath party, has been chosen as the first female parliament speaker.

Australia's Tasmania and Victoria have been issued major flood warnings as the storms that have battered Queensland and New South Wales over the weekend are moving south, Xinhua reported.

Malaysian Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein on June 4th urged ASEAN claimants to the East Sea to first resolve their differences in regional maritime disputes.

(CPV) - The uncertain global economic outlook threatens to undermine the resolve of countries in Asia to implement urgently needed investments and policies to help put their economies on an environmentally sustainable growth path, warns a report by Independent Evaluation at ADB.

Japan and Britain agreed on June 5th to launch talks between their senior defence officials on programmes aimed at helping the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members upgrade their maritime capabilities.

The 8th annual Light Festival titled “Vivid Sydney 2016” is taking place from May 27th - June 18th.

The 15th ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community Council (ASCC) Meeting has taken place in Luang Prabang province, Laos.

Ambassadors from ASEAN member countries were brought together at a workshop in Cairo on June 4th to exchange economic and investment cooperation with Egypt.

(CPV) - ADB and the Government of India have signed a USD200 million loan agreement to upgrade 176 kilometers (km) of state roads in Jharkhand State that will open up new economic opportunities and improve access to services for the poor.

The East Sea (internationally known as South China Sea) issue was once again high on the agenda of the 15th Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore as many officials clarified China’s unilateral actions that have provoked tensions and their corollary.

(CPV) - ADB is working with governments and communities to increase access to clean, renewable power and to enhance energy security and build resilient low-carbon economies for a more prosperous Pacific, a new ADB report said.

The search zone for the crashed EgyptAir flight MS804 recorders has been narrowed to 2 kilometers from 5 kilometers after a French navy vessel detecting signals from one of the black boxes of the plane.

Carlsbad Caverns National Park was established in 1923 as a national monument, designated a national park in 1930 under President Herbert Hoover, and proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995.

A French navy vessel has detected signals from one of the black boxes of the EgyptAir plane that crashed in the Mediterranean last month.

The 25th World Economic Forum (WEF) on ASEAN was opened in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on June 1st.

On May 30th, Avigdor Lieberman was officially sworn in as Israeli Defense Minister.

On May 30th, the Philippines parliament declared Mr. Rodrigo Duterte elected as new President.

(CPV) - The Beginning of Life, a groundbreaking feature documentary that explores the impact of a child’s early environment on their cognitive, social and emotional development, will be released worldwide on Netflix, iTunes and Google Play on June 1st 2016.

(CPV) - UNICEF expresses alarm at the number of migrant and refugee deaths in the past week in the Central Mediterranean, many of whom were believed to be unaccompanied minors.

Thailand will loosen its grip on dissident politicians by lifting overseas travel ban faced by many of them, starting from June 1st.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on May 28th he is planning to visit Laos in September to attend summits related to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

(CPV) - With 16,478 refugee and migrant children having arrived by sea in Italy in 2015 and more than 5,000 having entered the country already this year, UNICEF and the Government of Italy announced a new collaboration to improve their care and protection on May 27th 2016.

An estimated 5,000 attendees from 160 countries/terrritories arrived in Seoul for a 3-kilometer walk to wish for a world without war, a peaceful planet and peace in Korea.

The first edition of the International Film Festival and Awards Macao (IFFAM) will be organized at the Macao Science and Culture Centre in Macao (China) in December.