Behind The Headlines

HONG KONG. May 17, 2025

The Forum hosted its annual marquee event in its 8th year, Behind the Headlines, our media event on 18-May-2025, with Aditya Raj Kaul (TV9 India), Arjun Alim (Financial Times) & Yonden Lhatoo (SCMP).

As the preamble of the event since inception suggests, its not what the headlines says, but to go Behind the Headlines.

A no-holds-bar discussion under chatham house rule to ask questions that the headlines didn’t answer. This year saw the largest gathering of our members for an event, given the times we are living in and what is happening around the world.

Whilst the panelists had their own views for or against moderated by Gautam Bardoloi, the questions from audiences provided further charge to the evening. The MC for the evening was Madhuri Singh Aditya

Read Full on Source Link: https://www.fiphk.com/event/behind-the-headlines/

Prime Minister Carney concludes 2025 G7 leaders’ summit

June 17, 2025 │KANANASKI, Alberta, Canada.

With G7 partners, Canada will build a new era of collaboration – one rooted in mutual support and resilient partnerships.

In an increasingly dangerous and divided world, co-operation with reliable partners is more important than ever. With G7 partners, Canada will build a new era of collaboration – one rooted in mutual support and resilient partnerships. Canada is ready to lead. 

Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, concluded his participation in the 2025 G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta. Under Canada’s Presidency, this G7 deepened co-operation with joint statements in the following areas:

• Securing critical minerals supply chains

• Adopting, powering, and sharing artificial intelligence

• Collaborating on quantum innovation

• Preventing, fighting, and recovering from wildfires

• Countering foreign interference, including transnational repression

• Fighting transnational crime, such as migrant smuggling 

Prime Minister Carney also announced the following measures in support of Ukraine:

• Sanctions on individuals, entities, and vessels that continue to support Russia’s aggression in Ukraine.

• An additional $2 billion in military assistance this year.

• The disbursement of a $2.3 billion loan to Ukraine through the G7 Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration Loans mechanism.

• The allocation of $57.4 million in security-related assistance.

Canada will also be taking action to build stronger economies and international systems:

• $391.3 million to catalyze private capital toward economic growth and development projects around the world.

• Up to $185.6 million to accelerate the adoption and commercialization of artificial intelligence.

• $120.4 million to global wildfire prevention, response, and recovery.

• $80.3 million to build reliable critical minerals supply chains.

• $22.5 million to accelerate the development and use of quantum technologies.

• Up to $544 million in guarantees for new development financing in Latin America and the Caribbean.

While our threats cross borders, so do our partnerships and opportunities. In these areas of common interest, Canada is leading G7 co-operation to deliver stability, security, and prosperity.  

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“In Kananaskis, Canada’s Presidency showed that we’re ready to create new international partnerships, deepen alliances, and lead member nations into a new era of global co-operation. Canada has the resources the world wants and the values to which others aspire. Canada is meeting this moment with purpose and strength.” 

— The Rt. Hon. Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canada 

Source Link: https://g7.canada.ca/en/news-and-media/news/prime-minister-carney-concludes-2025-g7-leaders-summit/

Chairman’s Statement of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits

October 13, 2024. VIENTIANE, Lao PDR

1. We, the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), gathered in Vientiane, Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), on 9 October 2024, for the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits under the Chairmanship of the Lao PDR. The Summits were chaired by H.E. Mr. Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of the Lao PDR, and convened in accordance with the ASEAN Charter.

   
   

2. We reaffirmed our support for Lao PDR’s ASEAN Chairmanship under the theme ASEAN: Enhancing Connectivity and Resilience, which focuses on enhancing connectivity through integrating economies, forging an inclusive and sustainable future, and transforming for the digital era, and strengthening resilience by supporting the development of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 and its Strategic Plans, strengthening ASEAN Centrality, promoting environmental cooperation, addressing issues related to women and children, and bolstering health systems. We emphasised the importance of these efforts in building a more connected and resilient ASEAN Community that is prepared to seize future opportunities and to overcome challenges. We underscored the significance of maintaining and promoting cooperation and collaboration within ASEAN and with external partners to achieve these objectives

Download the full statement here.

Source Link: https://asean.org/chairmans-statement-of-the-44th-and-45th-asean-summits/