On November 27, the 4th Senior S&T Officials Meeting of ASEAN-plus-China, Japan and South Korea (10+3) was held in Kunming, China. The Meeting, co-chaired by WANG Qiming, Counselor from the Department of International Cooperation of MOST, and Siaw Kiang CHOU, special representative from ASEAN S&T Committee and Professor of the National University of Singapore, attracted over 30 representatives from the 10+3 countries.

The meeting reviewed the projects identified by the last meeting, including the progress of the cooperation projects under the mechanism of 10+3 senior S&T officials meeting, and the S&T cooperation initiatives by the 10+3 Huaxin Summit this year. The meeting also proposed new visions for future S&T cooperation and exchanges, and discussed the existing problems in the cooperation.

The next meeting is scheduled to be held in Thailand next year.