According to the ASEAN Trade in Goods Agreement (ATIGA), Vietnam will have to cut 669 tariff lines to zero percent in January 2018.

At least 26 people were killed while several residents were missing in an island province in central Philippines after tropical storm Kai-tak brought heavy rains that triggered landslides

A 6.5-magnitude quake hit Indonesia’s West Java province on December 15.

About 500 members of Malaysian People’s Volunteer Corps (Rela) will be deployed to assist in monitoring security in Eastern Sabah Security Zone (Esszone) from January 2018.

Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh has highlighted the strong development of the relations between ASEAN and India over the past 25 years in various fields.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasts in its latest report that Asia’s economy will expand by 6 percent in 2017, driven by stronger-than-expected exports and domestic consumption.

The 11th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference opened in Buenos Aires, Argentina on December 10 with the participation of more than 400 delegates from 164 member countries.

About 10,000 Indonesians have protested outside the US Embassy in Jakarta against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Customs officers in the Chinese Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region have confiscated 368.5 kg of ivory, which were trafficked from Africa into the country via its border with Vietnam.

The Maute terrorist group remains a threat to the region although Marawi city of Mindanao has been liberated, warned Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on December 8.

Potential loss from the eruption of Mount Agung in Indonesia’s famous tourist island - Bali since November 2017 is estimated at 9 trillion IDR (665 million USD).

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha voiced his concerns about national security after the discovery of a cache of military-grade weapons in a swamp in Chachoengsao province, reported Thai media on December 5.

The Malaysian opposition coalition, Pakatan Harapan, has chosen former Prime Minister (PM) Mahathir Mohamad to run for the position again in the upcoming general election.

The National Assembly of Cambodia on December 7 recognised 16 new lawmakers and agreed to support three replacement

The number of passengers travelling through Dongxing border gate in China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region...