Thailand and Brunei have embraced greater bilateral cooperation, expanding into new sectors of trade and investment. The move comes as part of their collective commitment towards achieving economic integration within the ASEAN region....
Senior officials from #ASEAN, #China and the #UN Office on Drugs and Crime “have agreed to address transnational organized crime and trafficking in persons associated with casinos and scams,” according to UNODC.
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has backtracked on his comments that PNG had “no right to comment” on human rights abuses in West Papua and has offered a clarification to “clear misconceptions and apprehension”....
Laos will chair ASEAN next year before it passes the torch to Malaysia in 2025. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday handed over the gavel that marks the group’s chairmanship to Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone as Jakarta wrapped up the 43rd ASEAN Summit. ...
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol embarked on a journey to the ASEAN and G-20 summits on Tuesday, eyeing a fortified international stance against North Korea's nuclear advancements, and fostering deeper economic and security cooperation with ASEAN member states. On Wednesday, Yoon will commence his official engagements at the...
Common criticism found about #BRICS from Western thought leaders and pundits: "They all have different ideologies! It will never work!" Looks at ASEAN 👀
“We’re now lagging behind our #ASEAN neighbors, notably #Vietnam. Did you know that the average Vietnamese is now richer than the average #Filipino? And by the way, their learning poverty rate is less than 2% – a stark contrast to our 90%.”
Also nearly spat out my coffee when he said that the countries in the region had "the same culture and values". (Yet he mentioned they were diverse too, weird.)
Dude we are so culturally and ideologically dissimilar that Western think tanks predicted we would be at war a few years after the end of the Vietnam War.
That's why you shouldn't get your info from YouTube 😂
Thailand and Brunei forge deeper ties to boost bilateral trade (thethaiger.com)
Thailand and Brunei have embraced greater bilateral cooperation, expanding into new sectors of trade and investment. The move comes as part of their collective commitment towards achieving economic integration within the ASEAN region....
Papua New Guinea leader James Marape denies West Papua human rights comments were his (asiapacificreport.nz)
Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has backtracked on his comments that PNG had “no right to comment” on human rights abuses in West Papua and has offered a clarification to “clear misconceptions and apprehension”....
Indonesia passes Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanship baton to Laos (jakartaglobe.id)
Laos will chair ASEAN next year before it passes the torch to Malaysia in 2025. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday handed over the gavel that marks the group’s chairmanship to Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone as Jakarta wrapped up the 43rd ASEAN Summit. ...
Yoon seeks firmer international alliance at summits (www.koreaherald.com)
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol embarked on a journey to the ASEAN and G-20 summits on Tuesday, eyeing a fortified international stance against North Korea's nuclear advancements, and fostering deeper economic and security cooperation with ASEAN member states. On Wednesday, Yoon will commence his official engagements at the...