Biodiversity tops Asean agenda
The Asean Working Group on Nature and Conservation and Biodiversity session assembled key policymakers to deliberate on the conservation and sustainable usage of the region’s…
Thailand defends divisive Myanmar junta talks
No progress has been made towards implementing a five-point peace plan agreed on two years ago and the last Asean summit, in May, ended without any significant progress on the…
Myanmar situation worsening: PM Hun Sen
The most important thing, he suggested, is to prevent Myanmar from slipping into a full-blown civil war.
Vietnam voices concerns about South China Sea issues at ASEAN Regional Forum
Discussing international and regional issues, they expressed concerns about impacts of hotspots such as the Russia-Ukrainian conflict, the Korean Peninsula, and Myanmar, peace,…
Chongqing, Southeast Asia link freight route
Now, with the addition of the International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, the logistics time from inland provinces to Malaysia is cut by about half.
PM Prayut Chan-o-cha pushes ambitious Land Bridge project in South to create trade hub in SE Asia
This project is intended to further enhance the advantages of Thailand's geographic location in Southeast Asia, which is conducive to transportation and trade.
Asean to hold first joint military exercise off Indonesia
Indonesia’s military chief, Admiral Yudo Margono, told state-run news agency Antara the exercise would be in September and would not include any combat operations training.
Indonesian President Jokowi says new capital city safe bet for investors
Indonesia’s new capital has become the signature project for Mr Widodo, whose drive to modernise the nation’s infrastructure is a hallmark of his administration.
Japanese FM Hayashi, Asean Secy-Gen confirm cooperation ahead of Tokyo summit
Hayashi and Kao also agreed to cooperate in an Asean-proposed regional cooperation initiative, dubbed the Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific.
AUKUS ‘becoming concern’ for ASEAN: Cambodian PM
He also noted that even though the Cold War had ended, there were still geopolitical tensions in the world that he feared could lead to armed exchanges.