The Opening Ceremony of the Asia Pacific Cooperative Market Access Forum 2026 was held on 27 April 2026 at Sofitel Xi’an on Renmin Square, Xi’an, China. It brought together 35 international delegates from the ICA-AP Trade and Business Committee, ,…
The ASEAN Cooperative Dialogue (ACD) 2025 took place from 13 to 14 May 2025 at the Sunway Resort Hotel, Malaysia, with the theme “Cooperatives Build a Better World.” Hosted by ANGKASA, in collaboration with the ASEAN Cooperative Organization (ACO), the…
The Kerala Cooperative Expo 2025, held from 21 to 30 April at Kanakakunnu Palace, Thiruvananthapuram, showcased the vibrant diversity of cooperatives in the region and beyond. Organized in line with the UN International Year of Cooperatives (IYC 2025) and the…
The Cooperative Development Board (CDB) of the Institute of Cost Accountants of India (ICMAI) hosted an event on the theme “Building a Cooperative Mindset: Encouraging Cooperative Start-Ups” on 19 March 2025 at SCOPE Auditorium, New Delhi. The event convened policymakers,…
The Indo-Sri Lanka Cooperation Summit 2025, organized by the Indo-Sri Lanka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ISCCI), took place on 10 March at KRIBHCO Bhawan in Noida, marking a significant milestone in strengthening ties between India and Sri Lanka. The…
The Strategic Dialogue on Cooperative Development for Rural and Agrifood Systems Transformation in the North East and Northern Africa (NENA) Region brought together key stakeholders to discuss the role of cooperatives in advancing sustainable rural and agrifood systems. Hosted in…
The Trade Dialogue titled “Empowering Cooperatives through Digital Transformation: E-commerce and Big Data” was held on September 2 and 3, 2024 at Zhongwei Green Lake Hotel, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. Organized by the Trade and Business Committee, the event focused on the…
The second ICA Asia-Pacific (ICA-AP) Trade and Business Committee Meeting of 2024 was held on September 1, 2024 in Kunming, China. The meeting was attended by 28 members representing 15 organizations from 12 countries, including India, China, Malaysia, Palestine, Vietnam,…
On September 1, 2024, the Malaysia Business Office (MBO) Council held its meeting in Kunming, China, with 16 members from four organizations in Malaysia, Japan, Korea, and China, including the Regional Director of ICA-AP, Mr. Balasubramanian Iyer. Additionally, four members…
In a move signalling a new era of bilateral cooperation, the All China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives (ACFSMC) and the National Association of Cooperatives and Other Forms of Economic Communities of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NACOFEC) signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement in Beijing on…