The newly elected International Cooperative Alliance – Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) Regional Board convened its first official meeting on 11 March 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, in a hybrid format. Board members and representatives from India, China, Malaysia, South Korea, the…
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2026, the Chairperson of the International Cooperative Alliance Asia and Pacific Committee on Women, Chitose Arai, shares a message with cooperators across the region. Reflecting on this year’s global theme, “Rights. Justice. Action.…
ICA-AP Committee on Women is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the study report, ‘Review of Gender-Based Policies in Cooperatives in Asia-Pacific’, which will be launched on 9 March 2026 to mark International Women’s Day. Led by Prof.…
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.…