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ASEAN pledges humanitarian support on Myanmar earthquake
3/31/2025 11:08:54 AM
(KPL/VNA) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said on March 29 that it stands ready to support relief and recovery efforts following the powerful 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck central Myanmar on March 28.
ASEAN Holds Special Emergency Meeting on Earthquake
3/30/2025 9:56:36 PM
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Lao PDR participated in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Special Emergency Meeting regarding the earthquake in Myanmar and Thailand on 28 March 2025 (held virtually), chaired by Malaysia in its capacity as the 2025 ASEAN Chair.
ASEAN Secretariat pledges support for ASEAN Community Vision 2045
3/27/2025 10:41:31 AM
(KPL/VNA) The ASEAN Secretariat has pledged support to its member states as they are set to embark on the next chapter of the ASEAN community-building journey beyond 2025.
Transforming ASEAN Agriculture
3/26/2025 9:59:05 AM
ASEAN Member States, in collaboration with key international partners, have officially released the ASEAN Guidelines for Agroecology Transitions. Led by the Lao PDR Department of Agricultural Land Management (DALaM), under the Lao-facilitated Initiative on Agroecology for ASEAN (LICA), these guidelines were prepared by the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in close collaboration with the ASEAN Secretariat through the Food, Agriculture and Forestry Division.
Lithuania approves accession to ASEAN Treaty of Amity and Cooperation
3/21/2025 11:58:42 AM
(KPL/VNA) The Lithuanian Government on March 19 approved the country's accession to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC), the Baltic News Service (BNS) reported.
China’s Hong Kong eases entry for ASEAN guests
3/20/2025 9:35:09 AM
(KPL/VNA) Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee announced on March 18 the official implementation of a programme facilitating entry for special visitors from ten member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
ASEAN an important pillar of India's Act East Policy: official
3/14/2025 10:12:30 AM
(KPL/VNA) ASEAN is a crucial pillar of India's Act East Policy and its vision for the wider Indo-Pacific, affirmed Jaideep Mazumdar, Secretary (East) at the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 12.
Strengthening ASEAN-China cooperation for sustainable mining
3/12/2025 10:47:45 AM
(KPL/VNA) The 14th Liaison Officials' Meeting of the China (Guangxi) - ASEAN Mining Cooperation Conference was held in Hanoi on March 11, bringing together officials from ASEAN member states and China to review past collaboration and set future priorities.
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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.