Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

The ASEAN flag is placed alongside the flags of its member countries ahead of the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat in Langkawi, Malaysia January 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain
World+Biz

ASEAN tells Myanmar to prioritise ceasefire over elections

Myanmar's Permanent Secretary of Foreign Affairs Aung Kyaw Moe, Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr, Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, Indonesian Vice President Ma'ruf Amin and Prime Minister of Timor-Leste Xanana Gusmao pose for a photo at the 14th ASEAN-United Nations (UN) Summit at the National Convention Centre, in Vientiane, Laos, October 11, 2024. REUTERS/Athit Perawongmetha/File Photo
Asia

ASEAN urges early accord on South China Sea code, end to Myanmar violence

Southeast Asian leaders discussed the civil war in Myanmar at the ASEAN summit in Laos, where the disputed South China Sea will also be on the agenda. Photo: TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP
Asia

ASEAN summit urges end to Myanmar violence but struggles for solutions

Foreign Ministers attend the 31st ASEAN Regional Forum at the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting at the National Convention Center, in Vientiane, Laos, July 27, 2024. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
Asia

ASEAN urges Myanmar to start peace process, alarmed over Gaza casualties

Labor leader Anthony Albanese says he looks forward to ‘increasing our standing globally’ if he wins the election. Picture: Sam Ruttyn
World+Biz

Australia sets up $1.3 bn fund to grow trade with ASEAN

Christopher Luxon, Leader of the National Party speaks to supporters at his election party after winning the general election to become New Zealand’s next prime minister in Auckland, New Zealand, 14 October 2023. REUTERS/David Rowland/File Photo
World+Biz

New Zealand PM flies commercial for ASEAN summit after fault grounds aircraft

FILE PHOTO: A worker adjusts an ASEAN flag at a meeting hall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October 28, 2021. REUTERS/Lim Huey Teng
USA

Biden seeks to keep China in focus by welcoming ASEAN leaders

Logo of Bangladesh Police. Photo: Collected
Law & order

Bangladesh Police obtains ASEANAPOL observer status

Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, presides over an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Mar 27, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File
South Asia

Myanmar junta urges Asean envoy not to engage with 'terrorist' groups

Malaysia's Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr., Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Cambodia's Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn, Indonesia's Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, Laos's Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith and ASEAN Secretary General Lim Jock Hoi porst for group photo as they attend the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Cindy Liu
South Asia

ASEAN's five-point peace agreement on the crisis in Myanmar

A bird flies near the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretariat building, ahead of the ASEAN leaders' meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 23, 2021. Photo :Reuters
World+Biz

Discord over Myanmar as ASEAN postpones year's first meeting

A bird flies near the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) secretariat building, ahead of the ASEAN leaders' meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 23, 2021. Photo :Reuters
South Asia

Myanmar junta rebuked by SE Asian leaders after ASEAN summit no-show

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Economy

Multimodal connectivity key to boosting trade in BBIN sub-region: Stakeholders