This is the second seminar report in the sixth cycle of the UNESCO-APEID (Asia-Pacific Program of Educational Innovation for Development) Program on Innovation and Reform in Teacher Education for the 21st Century in the Asia-Pacific Region. The seminar focused on ensuring opportunities for the professional development of teachers. Experts from 10 Asian countries presented papers on the current situation in their countries: "Developments in Teacher Education in Asia and the Pacific: Issues and Prospects Towards the 21st Century" (Rupert Maclean); "Professional Development of Teachers in Bangladesh" (Rezina Sultana); "Ensuring Opportunities for the Professional Development of Teachers - Country Report - China" (Liao Shuli); "Ensuring Opportunities for the Professional Development of Teachers: Country Report - India" (Anil Kumar Gulati); "Ensuring Opportunities for the Professional Development of Teachers in Indonesia" (Rochman Natawijaya); "Country Report Japan" (Yoshinori Tabata); "Ensuring Opportunities for the Professional Development of Teachers: The Malaysian Experience" (Haji Ahmad Bin Mohamad Said); "Ensuring Opportunities for the Professional Development of Teachers in Nepal" (Keshaba Nanda Giri); "Education and Professional Development of Teachers in Pakistan" (Mohammad Ibrahim Khan); "The Striving and the Struggle for Teacher Development: The Contexts, Issues, Trends, and Opportunities in In-Service Teacher Training in the Philippines" (Allan B.I. Bernardo); "Ensuring Opportunities for the Professional Development of Teachers in Thailand" (Mayuree Charupan); "Key Approaches to the Development of Teachers Teams in Vietnam" (Dao Nhu Trang); and "General Comments" (Rupert Maclean). (SM)