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ASEAN steps up terrorism fight in digital age

The Southeast Asia Regional Centre for Counter‑Terrorism (SEARCCT) under Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs held an international conference in Kuala Lumpur on June 24

Singapore's core inflation falls in May

Indonesia concludes FTA talks with Eurasian Economic Union

ASEAN education ministers agree on joint statement on student dropout

Int’l law has supreme role to play in resolving disputes: Russian experts

The ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), based in The Hague (the Netherlands), in July 2016 became an important milestone

Philippines raises Taal volcano danger level as thousands evacuate

Authorities in the Philippines have started evacuating thousands of people after the alert status was raised on July 1 for a restive volcano

ASEAN, Australia launch project to tackle illicit tobacco

ASEAN and Australia established the ASEAN-Australia Task Force on Illicit Tobacco (Project Portcullis 2021) last month

ASEAN nations seek COVID-19 vaccine supply sources

ASEAN member nations, including Myanmar, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Indonesia, are actively working to obtain COVID-19 vaccines

French official interested in Vietnam’s choices for development

Secretary General of the France – Vietnam Friendship Association Jean-Pierre Archambault has expressed his interest in Vietnam’s sound choices for development

Stronger coordination needed to promote ARF activities: official

Deputy Foreign Minister Nguyen Quoc Dung underlined the importance of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) and called on other countries to closely coordinate

Ending wars is a prerequisite to protect children: Deputy FM

Ending wars and bringing peace to all regions in the world is a prerequisite to protect children

ASEAN, Russia to hold security consultations online on June 28

Russian Security Council Secretary Nikolai Patrushev will attend a video consultation with his counterparts from ASEAN member states on June 28

Southeast Asian nations maintain vigilance against COVID-19

Laos recorded 10 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, including one community infection in Vientiane and nine imported cases

Lao people support Vietnam’s COVID-19 fight

A delegation from the Vientiane capital of Laos on June 25 handed over 30,000 USD to the Embassy of Vietnam to help authorities and people of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City fight COVID-19.

Senior officials laud progress in EAS cooperation

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Quoc Dung attended the East Asia Summit (EAS) Senior Officials’ Meeting

US journalist highlights significance of CPV General Secretary’s writing on path towards socialism

The writing titled “Some theoretical and practical issues on socialism and the path towards socialism in Vietnam” by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (

Vietnam worried about continued violence, extreme racial discrimination

Ambassador Dang Dinh Quy, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), has urged the Israeli side to exercise maximum restraint

Cambodia, UK discuss climate plan

UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and Cambodian Minister of Environment Say Sam Al discussed Cambodia’s climate plan

Terrorism threat to Singapore remains high: report

The terrorism threat to Singapore remains high as terrorist groups continue spreading their influence online amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Internal Security Department (ISD) said on June 23.