ERIA is a new international organization that supports the ASEAN Secretariat by making policy recommendations at regional governmental meetings, such as the East Asia Summit (EAS), aimed at furthering East Asia’s economic integration.

Executive Vice President of JETRO (Japan External Trade Organization), Mr. Hiroaki Ishii and some delegation members visited ERIA Annex Office on February 5, 2010.
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Informal Brown Bag Lunch Meeting was held on February 3rd , 2010 at ERIA Annex Office, 5th floor.
Speaker was a visiting fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge University, Mr. Mitsuhiro Maeda. The theme of the meeting was “The Post-ODA Developmental Finance-the Empowered Citizen’s Initiative and a New Type of Public-Private Partnership”.
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The second meeting of the Research Institute Network (RIN) of ERIA, consisting from 16 countries, was convened in Bangkok on January 29, 2010.
The agenda of the meeting was essentially a review of ERIA research.
[ Minutes of the RIN meeting ]

International Symposium on East Asia Beyond the Global Economic Crisis was held on 1 December 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. The symposium was co-organized by ERIA and the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organizations (IDE-JETRO).

In the opening address, Prime Minister of Japan, H.E.Dr. Hatoyama expressed his strong hope that ERIA would make a great contribution toward East Asian Community with the strong leadership of H.E.Dr. Surin Pitsuwan.

[ Opening Address of H.E.Dr. Yukio Hatoyama ]

Further recognition of ERIA’s research in the East Asia region has come from Australia in the 21st annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Ministerial Meeting in Singapore on 13th November 2009.

The Australian Trade Minister Mr Simon Crean announced at the APEC Ministerial Meeting that Australia will contribute Aus $ 1 million to ERIA to strengthen research on regional economic integration.[ Read more ]

The 15th ASEAN Summit and the 4th East Asia Summit (EAS) meetings were held in Cha-am Hua Hin, Thailand on 23-25 October 2009. This ASEAN Summit was devoted to the theme of ‘Enhancing Connectivity, Empowering People’.
The ASEAN Summit and the EAS were very fruitful for ERIA as the participants to both the events recognised the role of ERIA in the economic integration of East Asia. [ Read more ]

The Prime Minister of The India announced in his statement at the 4th East Asia Summit a contribution of 1 million US $ from India to ERIA.
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The 2nd meeting of ERIA Governing Board was held at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta on October 5th 2009. In the Meeting, ERIA GB Members reiterated their common resolve to realize an East Asia community as a long-term goal that would contribute to the maintenance of regional and global peace and security, prosperity and progress.
[ Statement of ERIA Governing Board ]

Foreign Minister of New Zealand, Mr. Murray McCully visited ERIA Annex on June 26, 2009 and declared historical contribution of NZD 100,000 to ERIA. The contribution from New Zealand will be used for specific research projects aimed at enhancing regional cooperation.

ERIA Progress Report
[Updated: February 2010]