NEWS

  • ASEAN Blue Economy Innovation marine protection project launched

    5/15/2024 9:25:40 AM

    (KPL/VNA) The launch of the ASEAN Blue Economy Innovation Project to protect marine ecosystems, which are crucial for maintaining the bloc’s environment and economy, took place in Jakarta on May 14.

  • U.S. Provides Laptops to Lao PDR in Support of ASEAN Chair Year

    5/14/2024 3:26:11 PM

    (KPL)The U.S. Government provided 50 laptops worth more than USD145,000 to the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs in support of Laos’s ASEAN chair year during a ceremony on May 6, 2024.

  • ASEAN, Chinese senior officials hold 30th consultation

    5/13/2024 8:33:28 AM

    (KPL/VNA)The 30th ASEAN-China Senior Officials’ Consultation took place in Jakarta on May 10, with the sides reaffirming commitments to enhancing their comprehensive strategic partnership (CSP).

  • ASEAN banks grapple with uncertain FED interest rate cuts

    5/13/2024 8:30:04 AM

    (KPL/VNA)Banks in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are grappling with uncertainty over their loan books as evidence of persistent inflation that leads central banks to refrain from slashing interest rates, increasing pressure in the financing business.

  • ASEAN Regional Forum meeting on preventive diplomacy held in Lao capital

    5/10/2024 10:04:59 AM

    (KPL/Xinhua) ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Support Group Meeting on Confidence Building Measures and Preventive Diplomacy concluded on Thursday after discussions on new initiatives to be implemented for the 2024-2025 period.

  • ASEAN, India rise in supply chain priority: survey

    5/10/2024 9:54:01 AM

    (KPL/VNA) - Global business leaders are increasingly looking to India and Southeast Asia as alternative supply chain destinations while trade relations between China and the US deteriorate, according to a poll by PwC published on May 9.

  • ASEAN, EU launch Blue Book 2024-2025

    5/9/2024 8:29:11 AM

    (KPL/VNA) – The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the European Union (EU) on May 8 launched a blue book at the ASEAN headquarters in Jakarta.

  • ASEAN+3 to create new financing facility against regional crises

    5/6/2024 9:56:47 AM

    (KPL/VNA)The Republic of Korea (RoK), China and Japan agreed on May 3 to reinforce the regional financial safety net, along with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), by launching a new financing facility programme meant to extend greater support in case of a financial crisis.