The Network of East Asian Think-Tanks (NEAT) fruitfully organized its 35th NEAT Country Coordinators’ meeting (NEAT CCM) virtually via Zoom on 27th April 2022 under the chairmanship of the Institute of Foreign Affairs of Laos. In addition, NEAT successfully held six  Working Groups (WG) namely WG on “Digital Transformation as a New Driver for Socio-Economic  Development” on 7 June 2022,WG on “Sustainable, Inclusive, and Resilient Socio-Economic Recovery and Growth in the midst of the Pandemic” on 9 June 2022, WG on “Deepening APT Third-Party Market” on 23 June 2022, WG on “Strategic Communication Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic: APT Experiences, Best Practices and Way forward” on 12 July 2022,  WG on “Sustainable Development Goals and East Asian Cooperation” on 21 July 2022,  and WG on “Toward Carbon Neutrality in East Asia” on 23 July 2022. Significantly, the outcomes of NEAT were reflected in the CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT OF THE 23RD APT FOREIGN MINISTERS’ MEETING, issued on the 4 August 2022 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The APT Foreign Ministers also look forward to welcoming the outcome of the 36th NEAT CCM and 19 Annual Conference.