Despite a waiver by the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, many development assistance and cooperation programmes are on hold.

Ambassador of China to Brunei Darussalam Xiao Jianguo highlighted key events last year, including the alignment of the Belt ...

In 'How India Scaled Mt G20', India's G20 Sherpa Amitabh Kant offers a behind-the-scenes look at the intense negotiations ...

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) was convened on 19 January 2025 in Langkawi, Malaysia. It was the first ...

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, ...

Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks struggled to answer basic questions during their Senate confirmation ...

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn't tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations ...

VIENTIANE: The Ministry of Education and Sports and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on Monday (Jan 13) officially launched the Laos Higher Education for Accelerated ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional grouping that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its ten members: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Bokeo authorities in Laos are continuing their efforts to ensure that no more fraudulent call centres are allowed to operate out of the Golden Triangle Special ...