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Joint Media Statement of the 20th Meeting of ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan and Republic of Korea) Tourism Ministers
The 20th Meeting of the ASEAN Plus Three (ASEAN, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea) Tourism Ministers was held on 5 February 2021, in conjunction with the 24th Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers (M-ATM), through video conferencing. The Meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Dr. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, Cambodia and H.E. Mr. Xu Zhang, Vice […] →

Joint Ministerial Statement The 17th ASEAN+3 (China, Japan, and Korea) Ministers on Energy Meeting
The Seventeenth ASEAN+3 (China, Japan, and Korea) Ministers on Energy Meeting (17th AMEM+3) was held virtually on 20 November 2020. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Dang Hoang An, Vice-Minister of Industry and Trade, Vietnam, Vietnam and co-chaired by H.E. Mr. Lin Shanqing, Vice Administrator of National Energy Administration (NEA) of The People’s Republic of […] →

ASEAN Plus Three Leaders’ Statement on Strengthening ASEAN Plus Three Cooperation for Economic and Financial Resilience in the Face of Emerging Challenges (23rd APT Summit)
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 23rd ASEAN Plus Three Summit via videoconference on 14 November 2020. The Summit was chaired by H.E. Nguyen Xuan Phuc, Prime Minister of Viet Nam, […] →

11th ASEAN Plus Three Labour Ministers Meeting (ALMM+3)
We, the Labour Ministers / Heads of Delegations of ASEAN Plus Three Countries and Secretary General of ASEAN, met at the Eleventh ASEAN Plus Three Ministers Meeting (11th ALMM+3) which was convened virtually on 28 October 2020. The Meeting was chaired by H.E. Ida Fauziyah, Minister of Manpower of Indonesia. It was attended by the […] →

13th CPR Plus Three Meeting
Thirteenth meeting of The Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN (CPR) Plus Three, held 17 September 2020 via Video Conference. →

ASEAN Plus Three Economic Ministers’ Joint Statement on Mitigating The Economic Impact of The COVID-19 Pandemic
The Economic Ministers from ASEAN, the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea express serious concern over the COVID-19 pandemic, which continues to affect the lives of peoplein the region and around the world. They also express their deepest sympathies to the loss of lives and the suffering caused by the pandemic. […] →

ASEAN, China, Japan, Korea epidemiology experts share disease surveillance experiences on COVID-19
The ASEAN Plus Three Field Epidemiology Training Network (ASEAN+3 FETN) is conducting a series of informal video-conferences to exchange experiences on the latest developments of national responses to COVID-19 outbreaks and how field epidemiologists played important roles in implementing these responses. ASEAN+3 FETN is one of the subsidiary bodies of the ASEAN Health Cluster 2 […] →

Joint Statement of the Special ASEAN Plus Three Summit on Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19)
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 Summit was chaired by H.E. Nguyen […] →

Joint Statement Special Video Conference of ASEAN Plus Three Health Ministers in Enhancing Cooperation on Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Response
WE, the Health Ministers of ASEAN Member States, representing Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, and the Health […] →

The 19th Meeting of ASEAN Plus Three (China, Japan and Republic of Korea) Tourism Ministers
The 19th Meeting of the ASEAN Plus Three (ASEAN, China, Japan, and the Republic of Korea) Tourism Ministers was held on 16 January 2020 in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam, in conjunction with the 23rd Meeting of ASEAN Tourism Ministers (M-ATM) and the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2020. →
20.8 Foreign direct investment inflow from Plus Three (US$ billion)
2,103.4 Population in Million
556.4 Total ASEAN trade with Plus Three countries (US$ billion)
14.841,7 Gross domestic product (GDP) at current prices (in US$ billion)
7.056,1 GDP per capita in US dollars
About ASEAN+3
ASEAN Plus Three (APT) consist of ten ASEAN Member States and the People’s Republic of China, Japan and the Republic of Korea. The APT Cooperation process began in December 1997 and since than has evolve as the main vehicle to promote East Asian Cooperation towards the long-term goal of building an East Asian Community, with ASEAN as the driving force. The APT has become one of the most comprehensive cooperation frameworks in the region, and APT cooperation continue to be broadened and deepened in a wide range of areas, including political-security, trade and investment, finance, energy, tourism, agriculture and forestry, environment, education, health, culture and arts, etc, among others. The APT also supports the implementation of the ASEAN Community Vision 2025.