The Latest Breaking News from ASEAN

Brussels hosts the leaders of Southeast Asian countries in the face of the Ukraine war and challenges from China.

Brussels (AFP) - The EU vowed billions of dollars of investment in southeast Asia Wednesday, as leaders looked to bolster ties at a summit in the face of the Ukraine war and challenges from China. 

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Monday pledged to clarify his political future after returning from the Asean-Europe summit in Belgium.

The government is moving towards the third phase of Thailand's digital landscape development plan in a bid to reach the top 30 of the World Digital Competitiveness Ranking, with the digital economy contributing 30% of the country's GDP in five years.

President Yoon Suk-yeol announced the Republic of Korea's Strategy for a Free, Peaceful, and Prosperous Indo-Pacific Region (hereafter Indo-Pacific Strategy), and Korea-Asean Solidarity Initiative (KASI) at the Asean-Korea Summit held in November in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. His core message at the summit was simple: Korea aims to upgrade and elevate…

While the country's political machinery and personnel are now gearing up for the upcoming election, there is a humanitarian crisis in waiting on the western border. Politicians have so far turned a blind eye.

Thailand will push its bio-circular-green (BCG) economic development model at a commemorative summit in Europe this week.

COP27 could be called largely uninspiring; a plateau in progress marked by periodic bright points. It also represented an effective transition to a new dynamic as the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) moved beyond negotiations to a broader coalition of those willing to implement…

SEOUL: South Korea has shown its commitment to Asean by sharing its experience and promoting partnerships to secure vaccine security, says the country’s Vice Foreign Affairs Minister.