Manila, July 30 -- The 10th ASEAN Media Forum opened in Manila, the Philippines on July 29, serving as an annual platform to convey key messages on ASEAN's goals, achievements and challenges to top newsrooms across the region while offering journalists a space to discuss pressing international and regional issues. The two-day forum drew delegates from leading ASEAN press outlets, senior officials from member states, experts, businesses and ASEAN development partners. It was co-hosted by the ASEAN Secretariat and the Capacity Building for the ASEAN Secretariat (CAPACITIES4ASEC) project, carried out by Germany's GIZ with funding from the German Federal Foreign Office. In his opening speech, ASEAN Secretary-General Kao Kim Hourn warned that ...