NEWS

  • Timor-Leste Prepares for a Better Future Through Peace Education for Youth

    9/12/2025 10:57:08 AM

    Timor-Leste is preparing for a better future by promoting the values of peace among its youth through peace education. Recent initiatives and programs in this field, along with their significance, have drawn increasing public attention. With its history of colonization and civil war, the country has come to recognize the importance of peace on a profound level. Against this backdrop, the government and higher education institutions have identified peace education for young people as a national priority. Since 2023, higher education institutions in Timor-Leste have actively responded to the social demand to go beyond mere knowledge transfer and instead foster peaceful values and civic consciousness as a foundation for building sustainable peace.

  • ASEAN aims to have common voice on climate change

    9/4/2025 10:00:07 AM

    (KPL/VNA) The 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on the Environment (AMME-18) officially opened on September 2 in Langkawi, Malaysia, with a focus on enhancing regional cooperation to deal with urgent environmental challenges.

  • 22nd China-ASEAN Expo to Be Held in Nanning

    8/28/2025 2:18:53 PM

    The 22nd China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) will take place in Nanning, Guangxi, from September 17 to 21, under the theme "Smart Development, Innovation to Lead the Future – Building a Community of Common Destiny with the New Opportunities of China-ASEAN Free Trade Area (CAFTA) Version 3.0."

  • China-ASEAN Media Dialogue Highlights AI’s Role in Future of Journalism

    8/28/2025 1:56:16 PM

    The China-ASEAN Media Dialogue on the AI Era was held at the Guangxi International Communication Center in Nanning Province on Aug 27, bringing together senior media professionals and academic experts from China and ASEAN countries to discuss AI-driven innovation in the media industry.

  • Lao PDR Competes in 14th ASEAN Skills Competition in the Philippines

    8/26/2025 3:41:30 PM

    The 14th ASEAN Skills Competition officially opened on August 25, 2025, in Manila, the Philippines, and will run from August 26–28. The event brings together competitors from ASEAN member states across 32 professional fields in six sectors, with Timor-Leste joining the competition for the first time.

  • ASEAN Family Day in Laos marks 58th anniversary of ASEAN

    8/25/2025 9:53:34 AM

    (KPL/VNA) An event named “ASEAN Family Day” was held in Vientiane, Laos, on August 23 to celebrate the 58th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

  • Laos pushes for stronger cooperation in forest protection, climate change adaptation

    8/13/2025 11:25:42 AM

    (KPL/VNA) Laos has reaffirmed its strong commitment to protecting forests and enhancing climate change adaptation, calling for deeper regional cooperation to safeguard ecosystems and promote sustainable development.

  • Cultural celebration highlights ASEAN’s unified cultural identity amid diversity

    8/11/2025 2:12:12 PM

    (KPL/VNA) Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts hosted a series of events on August 9 at the Royal University of Fine Arts in central Phnom Penh to mark the 58th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).