NEWS

  • MRC Steps Up Regional Action as Monitoring Highlights Localised Arsenic Concerns

    4/30/2026 3:29:00 PM

    The Mekong River Commission (MRC) is strengthening regional monitoring and cooperation following the latest assessment of water and sediment quality in the Kok Sai-Ruak-Mekong river system. Recent monitoring data, collected by Thailand’s Pollution Control Department and shared with the MRC Secretariat through the Thai National Mekong Committee, show a continuing pattern of arsenic contamination.

  • Guizhou Strengthens Tourism Ties with ASEAN countries

    4/25/2026 11:23:01 AM

    Guizhou is strengthening tourism links with ASEAN countries by leveraging its natural landscapes and cultural richness, as well as its digital innovation and modern infrastructure, according to local authorities.

  • Guizhou Shines as Global Media Spotlight Culture and Nature

    4/23/2026 9:51:59 AM

    A diverse group of journalists and digital storytellers from across Southeast Asia has cast a fresh international spotlight on Guizhou, following an immersive week-long cultural and tourism tour from 16 to 21 April 2026.

  • World’s highest bridge boosts growth of Guizhou tourism

    4/20/2026 9:50:11 AM

    The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, the world’s highest bridge, has become a transformative landmark in Guizhou Province, China, significantly boosting tourism while improving the daily livelihoods of local people.

  • ADB Launches New Trust Fund to Accelerate ASEAN Power Grid Development

    4/8/2026 11:57:20 AM

    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a new multi-partner trust fund to finance critical project preparation for cross-border energy and transmission infrastructure across the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), marking the first initiative of its kind in the region.

  • Lao Foreign Minister Attends Special ASEAN Meeting on Middle East

    3/16/2026 6:48:02 AM

    On Mar 13, 2026, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Laos, led a delegation to participate in a Special Virtual Meeting of ASEAN Foreign Ministers on the situation in the Middle East.

  • ASEAN boasts potential of world's battery

    2/13/2026 10:42:36 AM

    (KPL/VNA) The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must accelerate the development of smart grid systems and digitalisation to enhance regional energy cooperation and position the bloc as a global green energy powerhouse, according to Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof.

  • Handover Ceremony of AMMD Chairmanship Held

    2/4/2026 9:38:04 AM

    The Drug Inspection and Control Office under the General Department of Police, Ministry of Public Security of the Lao PDR, held a ceremony to officially hand over the chairmanship of the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Drug Matters (AMMD) and its related meetings to the Republic of the Philippines on January 3, 2026.