ASEAN
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Sea row on the menu as ASEAN leaders meet China’s Li
Oct 10, 2024Thursday’s summit meetings between leaders of Southeast Asia and Chinese Premier Li Qiang will focus on the contentious South China Sea, following months of worsening conflicts between Beijing’s vessels and Filipino and Vietnamese fisherman. Following a... -
Australia sets up $1.3 bn fund to grow trade with ASEAN
Mar 5, 2024On Tuesday, Australia announced its intentions to increase its investment in Southeast Asia, allocating US$1.3 billion to support commerce in a region experiencing growing economic power. The financing was announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during... -
Myanmar not invited to ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting
Aug 1, 2022When a regional group of foreign ministers meets this week, Malaysia is expected to take the lead in pushing for harder sanctions against Myanmar as resentment toward the junta for blocking crisis resolution efforts grows. While... -
Momen seeks Indonesian support for being ASEAN dialogue partner
Jan 20, 2022Dr. AK Abdul Momen, Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister, has requested Indonesia’s support for Bangladesh’s ASEAN Sectoral Dialogue Partner nomination, citing Dhaka’s long-standing commercial links with other Southeast Asian countries. According to a foreign ministry news statement, he... -
António Guterres welcomes ASEAN’s appointment of special envoy on Myanmar
Aug 6, 2021UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomes the appointment of Erywan Yusof, Second Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brunei Darussalam as Special Envoy of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair on Myanmar. This appointment is an... -
ASEAN guides to accelerate digital integration for post-COVID economic recovery
Dec 15, 2020To boost the regional recovery in the post-COVID 19 era, ASEAN should accelerate its digital integration which has the potential to generate a US $1 Trillion uplift in GDP by 2025, said Dr. Aladdin D. Rillo, Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN... -
ASEAN, targeted by hackers
Nov 7, 2017News Hour: A hacking group previously linked to the Vietnamese government or working on its behalf has broken into the computers of neighbouring countries as well as a grouping of Southeast Asian nations, according to cybersecurity... -
Dhaka seeks support to become sectoral dialogue partner of ASEAN
Aug 8, 2017News Hour State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam today sought ASEAN member countries’ support in favour of Bangladesh’s initiative to become Sectoral Dialogue Partner of the regional body, reports Reuters. He sought the cooperation as...
