Timor Leste gets the nod to join Asean
The bloc will now draw up a roadmap setting out the criteria Timor Leste must hit before being granted full membership.
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ASEAN ready to respond to pressing issues: Summit spokesman
Summit spokesman Kung Phoak also said that there were already several challenges facing the region when Cambodia assumed chairmanship, including the pandemic.
Myanmar to dominate ASEAN agenda, but ‘little progress expected’
The bloc, which has a long-standing tradition of non-interference, has ruled out Western-style sanctions against Myanmar or expelling it from the 10-member group.
Asean leaders gather for first in-person official meeting in three years
The meetings have been held virtually since 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the region’s leaders once again find themselves meeting in the shadow of the latest global…
305 Sri Lankans rescued from fishing boat in stable condition: Spokesperson
All the Sri Lankan citizens have been handed over to authorities in Ba Ria-Vung Tau and the Consulate General of Sri Lanka in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnam prepares to receive more than 300 suspected migrants from sinking boat
The Burmese fishing boat LADY R3 was about 258 nautical miles from Vung Tau Cape and carrying 303 people thought to be Sri Lankan, including 264 males, 19 females and 20 children.
India’s vision to bring whole world together for better future: Modi
Speaking about the G-20 ‘mantra’ of ”One Earth, One Family, One Future”, the PM said: “It is these thoughts and values of India that pave the way for the welfare of the…
Seoul, Washington, Tokyo warn Pyongyang provocations only create further isolation
North Korea reveals it carried out military operations last week, vows 'merciless' response to joint drills by the South, US.
Digital payments hold the key to untapped growth in South-east Asia
In South-east Asia, more than 70 percent of the population are underbanked or unbanked.
Asean rising amid global turbulence
Many now see its previously unrecognised economic and political potential that could become a factor in world relations in the near future.