ASEAN Forum 2020: Responses to COVID-19

As 2020 began, the world watched as the COVID-19 pandemic slowly spread its way across the globe. Across the countries of ASEAN, this unprecedented event played out in diverse ways. Countries like Vietnam demonstrated highly effective ways of managing the virus, whereas others, like Indonesia, spent considerable time denying its existence. These experiences reflect quite different responses to the pandemic – differences that underscore the diversity of political, economic, and health landscapes across the ASEAN region.

Join Sidney Southeast Asia Centre (SSEAC) experts for a week-long exploration into how ASEAN and the countries it comprises have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic at a government level, economically, and in terms of health and livelihoods.

Speakers include:

• Dr. Thushara Dibley, University of Sydney

• Associate Professor Gregory Fox, University of Sydney

• Associate Professor Jeff Neilson, University of Sydney

• Dr. Sandra Seno-Alday, University of Sydney

• Dr. Aim Sinpeng, University of Sydney

All videos recorded as part of ASEAN Forum 2020: Responses to COVID-19 are available for public viewing on the SSEAC Facebook page and YouTube channel.