BIMP-EAGA

AJC to Host “BIMP-EAGA Tourism Webinar -Japanese market insights and trends post-COVID-19-” on January 12, 2022

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Thursday, January 6, 2022

The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) will organize a webinar for tourism stakeholders in Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area or BIMP-EAGA on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.

Key Points: 
  • The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) will organize a webinar for tourism stakeholders in Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area or BIMP-EAGA on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
  • The webinar is designed to offer the latest information on the Japanese travel market and introduce how to promote tourism attractions of BIMP-EAGA to Japan.
  • The BIMP-EAGA was launched in 1994 to spur development in remote and less developed areas in the four participating Southeast Asian countries.
  • The upcoming tourism webinar will introduce interesting updates and trends of the Japanese market such as consumer sentiments of Japanese travelers and focus on ecotourism, one of the strengths of the region.

AJC to Host BIMP-EAGA Virtual Symposium Series

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Thursday, November 11, 2021

The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) will organize a series of virtual symposium on Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area or BIMP-EAGA on November 18 and 25, and December 2 and 9, 2021.

Key Points: 
  • The ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC) will organize a series of virtual symposium on Brunei Indonesia Malaysia Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area or BIMP-EAGA on November 18 and 25, and December 2 and 9, 2021.
  • The theme of the virtual symposium series is New Business Opportunities and Creating Sustainable Socio-Economic Landscape in BIMP-EAGA.
  • The symposium series would focus on four of the five strategic pillars of BIMP-EAGA VISION 2025 namely, Connectivity, Food Basket, Environment, and Socio-cultural and Education*.
  • ( https://www.asean.or.jp/en/ )
    *A symposium to discuss BIMP-EAGA Tourism is scheduled to be held aside from this symposium series.

Taste the Philippines through its Halal Food and Heritage Destinations

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Friday, October 22, 2021

The Philippines Department of Tourism (PDOT) highlights the country's food traditions through different programs that encourage new dining discoveries such as the Halal Culinary Heritage Series.

Key Points: 
  • The Philippines Department of Tourism (PDOT) highlights the country's food traditions through different programs that encourage new dining discoveries such as the Halal Culinary Heritage Series.
  • The Mindanao Halal Culinary Tourism is a project of the PDOT with the Brunei DarussalamIndonesiaMalaysiaPhilippines East ASEAN Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA).
  • Aside from promoting the heritage of Mindanao and familiarity with its culture, the project also aims to document culinary practices of the area through food mapping.
  • There are even more food discoveries to be found in the Philippines, with a culinary heritage that has been passed down from generations.