The ICA Committee on Consumer Cooperation for Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP Consumer Committee), in cooperation with the Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU), held the ICA-AP Training Program for Managers of Consumer/Retail Cooperatives 2025-2026 from 2 to 7 February 2026 in…

The Asian Regional Symposium and Policy Dialogue on “Transforming Cooperative Education in the Digital Era,” held in Bangkok from 24–28 February 2026, was hosted by the Cooperative League of Thailand (CLT) with support from the All-China Federation of Supply and…

The China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2025, the world’s largest import-focused trade exhibition hosted by the Chinese government, was held from 5–10 November 2025 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. Now in its 8th edition, the expo…

The ICA Trade and Development Forum titled “Co-operatives Empowering Sustainable Trade and Supply Chain” was held on 7 November 2025 at the Conference Hall of the Mehood Lestie Hotel in Shanghai. The forum was jointly organized by the International Cooperative…

The International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) convened a global public webinar to mark the launch of the Legal Framework Analysis (LFA) 2.0, a harmonized research initiative implemented across its four regions: Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, with coordination from the…

Delegates attending the Asian Regional Symposium and Policy Dialogue on “Transforming Cooperative Education in the Digital Era,” had the opportunity to join cooperative members at the Cooperative League of Thailand headquarters in Bangkok to celebrate National Cooperative Day (Wan Sahakon)…

A delegation led by the President of ANGKASA, Datuk Seri Dr. Abdul Fattah Abdullah, conducted an official visit to Indonesia from 4 to 9 February 2026 to officiate the establishment of Mosque Community Cooperatives and formalise strategic cooperation with BAZNAS.…

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Mr. Phanuwat Wanraway, a long-serving employee of the Cooperative League of Thailand (CLT), a member of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA). A respected figure in the international cooperative community, he dedicated nearly three decades of committed…

Building a Better World Together: Cooperative Contributions to the SDGs is a policy brief series developed in support of the UN International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) 2025 to highlight how cooperatives drive progress across the Sustainable Development Goals. Produced by the…

Our member, the National Federation of University Co-operative Associations (NFUCA) in Japan, has appointed Mr. Tatsuya Nakajima as the General Director & CEO, who succeeded Mr. Ichiro Nakamori. Mr. Nakajima has been deeply involved in Japan’s university co-operative movement for…