
Malaysia records four-digit growth of new COVID-19 cases for first time
Malaysia reported 1,228 new COVID-19 cases on October 24, the highest daily tally and also the first four-digit growth in the number of new infections in a day.
ASEAN SDG indicators baseline report launched
The ASEAN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Indicators Baseline Report and an online database portal for ASEAN SDG indicators were released at an online event on October 23.
ASEAN+3 ministers agree to strengthen cultural, arts exchanges
Culture ministers of the ASEAN Plus Three countries, including 10 ASEAN member states and China, Japan and the Republic of Korea
ASEAN, UN officials gather at ministerial meeting
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh chaired the online ASEAN-United Nations Ministerial Meeting on October 21
Japan offers Indonesia 473 million USD loan to fight COVID-19
Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide said on October 20 that his country will provide 50 billion JPY (473 million USD) in low-interest loans to Indonesia to support its fight against COVID-19.
ASEAN launches guidelines on social protection in response to COVID-19
The ASEAN Secretariat has convened a high-level roundtable to discuss accelerated actions in addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.
US grants 100,000 USD in aid for Cambodia’s response to widespread flooding
The US, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has provided 100,000 USD in immediate humanitarian
ASEAN startups forum debates new opportunities in digital age
An ASEAN 2020 startups forum focusing on new opportunities in the digital age was jointly organised by the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)
Indonesia: Jakarta eases large-scale social restrictions
Jakarta capital of Indonesia has begun easing large-scale social restrictions (PSBB) over two weeks since October 12,
Floods wreak havoc in Cambodia
Floods have continued to wreak havoc in Cambodia, with the death toll already reaching 16.
China, Cambodia sign free trade agreement
China and Cambodia signed a free trade agreement (FTA) in Phnom Penh on October 12, with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen
ASEAN, Argentina step up trade cooperation
A webinar on trade between ASEAN and Argentina was held on October 11, aiming to accelerate the implementation of trade agreements inked between the two sides.
ASEAN customs officers strengthen cooperation network
The Indonesian Directorate General of Customs and Excise recently hosted the fourth Joint Customs Middle-Management Programme (4th JCMMP)
Cambodia’s poverty rate to double to 17.6 pct due to COVID-19: UNDP
Cambodia’s poverty rate could nearly double to 17.6 percent and unemployment could rise to 4.8 percent, according to a policy brief that assesses the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 in Cambodia
Man admits immigration offence in Essex lorry deaths
Gheorghe Nica, 43, accused of manslaughter over the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants whose bodies were discovered in the back of a lorry near London