The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has opened a training programme for detached government officials from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV).

The programme aims to help the officials to share and study regional cooperation experience, according to the overall plan designed to build the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC). Speaking at a meeting with eight officials participating in the programme, ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh said that the learners would be able to take part in cooperative programmes and fields of AEC and ASCC.  During the course, they will learn how to establish a specialist network, combining with each other through common experience and teamwork enthusiasm to reach ASEAN targets. After the one-year programme, the officials are expected to have improved their capacity, ability and confidence to manage AEC- and ASCC-related issues in their own countries. The course is also intended to deepen knowledge and understanding about the strategic partnership between ASEAN and its partners, particularly Japan.