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Bangkok to host ASEAN’s largest soft power forum in July
6/24/2025 11:02:54 AM
(KPL/VNA) Bangkok is gearing up to host the SPLASH – Soft Power Forum 2025 from July 8 to 11 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, in what is set to become ASEAN’s largest event dedicated to soft power.
ASEAN education ministers agree on joint statement on student dropout
6/20/2025 10:51:25 AM
(KPL/VNA) ASEAN Education Ministers has recently agreed upon the Langkawi Joint Statement on Out-of-School Children and Youth (OOSCY) as a framework to address the challenges of access to education.
ASEAN reaffirms commitment to advancing green energy agenda
6/19/2025 10:35:25 AM
(KPL/VNA) The 43rd ASEAN Senior Officials Meeting on Energy (SOME), held from June 16–18, marked a significant milestone as member states reached consensus on key strategic agendas to deepen regional energy cooperation.
ASEAN – RoK bolster strategic connectivity
6/18/2025 12:42:06 PM
(KPL/VNA) The 2025 ASEAN- the Republic of Korea (RoK) Connectivity Forum opened in Jakarta on June 17.
ASEAN becomes China’s largest trading partner
6/17/2025 10:31:41 AM
(KPL/VNA) China’s trade with ASEAN went up in the first five months of 2025 to account for 16.8% of the country’s total foreign trade, making the bloc its largest trading partner, according to the General Administration of Customs of China.
ASEAN becomes leading RoK's export market
6/17/2025 10:28:40 AM
(KPL/VNA) The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s exports to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries are on the rise, helping offset recent drops in shipments to the US and China amid a global trade war sparked partly by the US' new tariff policies, the RoK's media reported.
ASEAN Economic Community Strategic Plan 2026–2030 announced
6/13/2025 9:53:10 AM
(KPL/VNA) The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Strategic Plan 2026–2030, one of the three key pillars of the ASEAN Community Vision 2045 (Vision 2045), was launched at a ceremony held by the Malaysian Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) and the ASEAN Secretariat on June 12.
ASEAN signs projects worth over 3.1 billion USD with China's Guangdong province
6/12/2025 10:31:59 AM
(KPL/VNA) Seven projects with total value of over 3.1 billion USD were signed at the 2025 China (Guangdong)-ASEAN Trade Promotion and Supply Chain Cooperation Conference held in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on June 10.
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About ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was established on 8 August 1967 in Bangkok, Thailand, with the signing of the ASEAN Declaration (Bangkok Declaration) by the Founding Fathers of ASEAN: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. Brunei Darussalam joined ASEAN on 7 January 1984, followed by Viet Nam on 28 July 1995, Lao PDR and Myanmar on 23 July 1997, and Cambodia on 30 April 1999, making up what is today the ten Member States of ASEAN.