NEWS

  • Indonesia backs Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea's ASEAN membership hope

    5/28/2025 11:03:15 AM

    (KPL/VNA) Indonesia's President PrabowoSubianto has welcomed Timor Leste and Papua New Guinea’s wish to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as member states.

  • Vietnamese PM meets with Lao counterpart on ASEAN Summit sidelines

    5/27/2025 11:48:40 AM

    (KPL/VNA) Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone on May 26 as both leaders are attending the 46th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Malaysia.

  • ASEAN, China Launch Groundbreaking AI Media Partnership

    5/26/2025 9:59:41 PM

    In a historic move to transform digital media landscapes, ASEAN and China on May 25, 2025 launched their Joint Initiative on ASEAN-China Media Ecosystem Governance and ASEAN-China New Media Exchange Programme during a high-profile ceremony in Luoyang, China’s Henan Province.

  • Lao delegation attends ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings

    5/26/2025 3:15:51 PM

    On 25 May 2025, Mr. Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR, led a delegation to attend the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the Southeast Asia Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Committee Meeting, the 29th ASEAN Political-Security Community Council Meeting, the 34th ASEAN Coordination Council Meeting, and the ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation Council Foreign Ministers’ Meeting chaired by the Foreign Minister of Malaysia as the 2025 ASEAN Chair.

  • ASEAN summit kicks off in Malaysia with eye on integration, resilience

    5/26/2025 1:06:26 PM

    (KPL/Xinhua)The 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit kicked off here on Monday in the capital of Malaysia, with greater regional integration and resilience against trade and economic disruptions high on the agenda.

  • ASEAN senior officials set the stage for bloc’s summit

    5/26/2025 11:24:28 AM

    (KPL/VNA) Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Do Hung Viet attended the ASEAN Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) in Kuala Lumpur on May 24, preparing for the 46th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits.

  • Laos-Vietnam-Cambodia FMs Discuss Strengthening Trilateral Cooperation

    5/25/2025 12:45:17 PM

    The Lao PDR’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Thongsavanh Phomvihane, joined his Vietnamese and Cambodian counterparts, Mr. Bui Thanh Son and Mr. Prak Sokhonn, respectively, for a working breakfast to discuss trilateral cooperation.

  • ASEAN, China conclude talks on upgraded free trade area

    5/23/2025 1:31:12 PM

    (KPL/VNA) ASEAN and China have officially concluded negotiations on the Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA). The announcement was made at the Special ASEAN-China Economic and Trade Ministers’ Meeting held virtually on May 20.