Vietnam will become a leading digital country and economy in the ASEAN region by 2030 and allow testing of new technologies in the digital economy.

A new Ministry of Ageing, coordinating closely with the Manpower and Education Ministries, could help the authorities resolve emerging challenges

The permanent representative mission of Vietnam to the United Nations recently took part in the ASEAN Family Day in New York.

A tsunami warning issued right after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake shaking Indonesia’s eastern North Maluku province on July 7 has just been cancelled.

The Thai government is pursuing an ambitious plan to build a rail network linking Thailand to other countries in the region, like Singapore and China.

A bust of late President Ho Chi Minh was inaugurated in Vladivostok city of Russia during a ceremony held on July 5, part of activities celebrating the Vietnam-Russia Friendship Year.

A fire that burnt down a warehouse at the Vietnamese Dong Xuan Centre in eastern Berlin, Germany, was extinguished after five hours.

The Malaysian Government is seeking nearly 1.7 billion RM (411 million USD) in additional tax assessments from former Prime Minister Najib Razak in the 2011-2017 period.

Investments to the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in Thailand expanded 15.85 percent to 195.69 billion baht (6.4 billion USD), according to the Ministry of Industry’s Department of Industrial Works (DIW).

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has welcomed the signing of the EU-Vietnam free trade agreement (EVFTA) on 30 June in Hanoi,

The Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam (Vietcombank) and the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) exchanged

Measures for fisheries development of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) were discussed at a number of recent meetings,

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will open an office in Singapore in the second half of this year.

A new framework to facilitate data sharing between organisations has been introduced by the Singaporean Government, as a means to increase trust in Singapore’s digital economy.

The 14th G20 Summit wrapped up on June 29 in Osaka, Japan, with the adoption of a declaration.