2022 ASEAN QUIZ - CLINCHER

1.    In the report published by the ASEAN regarding the Chairman’s Statement of the 38^th and 39^th ASEAN Summits held last 26^th of October 2021, which ASEAN Member State convened the First Innovation Platform Dialogue under the theme of “Youth Employment and Digitalization in ASCC Perspectives”?

2.    One of the highlights of the report from the Chairman’s Statement of the 38^th and 39^th ASEAN Summits held last 26^th of October 2021 was the dialogue contributing to ASEAN’s preparedness to respond to future challenges known as Innovation Platform Dialogue. What is the theme of the First Innovation Platform Dialogue?

3.    Last January 4, 2022, a policy brief was published addressing the ASEAN’s Transition Pathway to Realize a Resilient and Net-zero Community. This recognized the gaps of the Climate Vision 2030 that leads to constitute ASEAN’s Climate Vision towards 2050, implying the need for a transformation of energy and land-use systems to achieve increased climate ambition and meet the goals of _____________ which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

4.    ____________ announces support for Cambodia as host ASEAN Summit 2022 and provided some medical equipment to the Royal Government of Cambodia, including equipment for testing RT-PCR for SARS-CoV-2 at a cost of approximately $150,000 on December 18, 2021 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The second ASEAN Healthcare Transformation Summit 2022 is scheduled on 6th-8th day of September at The Royale Chulan, Kuala Lumpur or Malaysia with the theme: “Leveraging ______________ and Technology in the Connected Health Era”. The said event will highlight many best practices in the healthcare landscape, transformation solutions in healthcare, emerging trends in the industry and new health-tech to stay relevant in your profession in a challenging and complex operating environment.

6.    Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen made it clear that he would promote his own form of pragmatic engagement with the junta during Cambodia’s chairmanship of ASEAN this year, despite the bloc’s decision to exclude the military administration from its annual summit in October, due to the bloc’s growing frustration with the junta’s lack of cooperation in the implementation of the _______________.  This called, among other things, for an end to violence, inclusive political dialogue, and the appointment of a special ASEAN envoy to Myanmar.

7. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) Agreement enters into force today for Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Japan, Lao PDR, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam, paving the way for the creation of the world’s largest free trade area. The RCEP Agreement will also enter into force on _________________ for the Republic of Korea.

8.   Myanmar has "all the ingredients for _________", Cambodia, chair of Southeast Asia's regional bloc, has warned ahead of a visit by Prime Minister Hun Sen to the crisis-wracked country. Myanmar has been in chaos since a coup last year, with more than 1,400 people killed in a crackdown on dissent by security forces, according to a local monitoring group.