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China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Counselor Liang Jianjun said Asean and China shall seize the opportunity of deepening people-to-people and cultural exchanges as these become the driving force for continuous progress in the region.

Asean Centrality is the lynchpin of mechanisms like the East Asia Summit, the Asean Regional Forum, and the Asean Defense Ministers' Meeting Plus.

The talks focused on how Asean responds to global challenges, especially Sino-US trade tensions, with the issue being viewed as greatly affecting countries in the region.

Today, the Filipino can boast of an identity that celebrates unity in diversity, the famous battle cry of ASEAN, signifying that people in the region can live in peace and harmony despite the differences among them.

'Only 25 per cent of total trades comes from Asean...

The ASEAN Week was held to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the ASEAN-ROK dialogue relations and the 10th anniversary of the ASEAN-Korea Centre.

Despite these achievements, ASEAN is little known, let alone understood, not only by the citizenry of its member countries but also even less by the outside world.

However, the first ASEAN Youth Development Index (ASEAN YDI) conducted in 2016 revealed a worrying trend.

ASEAN also has hinted at its potential as a platform for peace on the Korean Peninsula, following two summits between the United States and North Korea in Singapore and Hanoi, Vietnam.

The Asean Prize 'aims to recognise inspiring achievements and contributions of an individual or organisation that foster the Asean identity, promote the Asean spirit, and champion the Asean way.'

Indonesia believed that ASEAN should not silent and only be a passive observer in the midst of geopolitical and geo-economic changes.