The "ASEAN Visa" is launched on the basis of comprehensive mutual visa exemption with countries such as Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia, as well as the issuance of the "Lancang-Mekong visa" for Mekong River nations, aiming to further facilitate cross-border travel within the region.

The European Commission (EC) has unveiled a breakthrough strategy, ‘Choose Europe to Start and Scale’. By addressing a host of long-standing policy bottlenecks, the new roadmap is expected to provide a crucial lever for enhancing the European Union’s (EU) competitiveness.

The 2025 African Defence Leaders’ Conference, which was recently held in Kenya, highlighted a wide range of security challenges facing the continent, including violence, extremism, the climate crisis, and misinformation.

Following the official decision of the US, under President Donald Trump, to lift comprehensive economic sanctions on Syria, the European Union (EU) has also enacted legislation to remove all economic restrictions imposed on the Middle Eastern country.

Indonesia now holds some 31 billion tonnes from an estimated total resource base of 97 billion tonnes.

Talking about Vietnam’s role within the bloc, the PM noted that he maintains regular contact with Vietnamese leaders

ASEAN leaders have reasserted their unwavering commitment to maintaining peace, stability, and freedom of navigation and overflight in the East Sea, amid growing concerns over rising maritime tensions in the region.

With Friedrich Merz — leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union /Christian Social Union alliance (CDU/CSU) — becoming the Chancellor, Germany is entering a new chapter.

In the context of preparing for the 80th founding anniversary of the United Nations (UN), Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a comprehensive reform of the world's largest multilateral organisation.

According to the Declaration, ASEAN member states reaffirmed their collective resolve

Carlyle A. Thayer said that in January this year, the Press Statement after the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat identified the following priorities set by Malaysia as ASEAN Chair for 2025

The Party, State, and Government always pay close attention to overseas Vietnamese communities, including those in Malaysia, considering them an inseparable part of the nation.

The US is one of the largest markets for gemstones and jewelry globally and a key export destination

Positive signs are emerging in Syria, most notably the announcement of the US that it will lift sanctions against the Middle Eastern country.

Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on May 20 clarified the cabinet’s decision to shift the budget originally allocated for the digital wallet cash handout programme in phase 3 to fund a new 157 billion THB (4.75 billion USD) economic stimulus plan.