Philippine Air Force on May 15 sent UH-1Ds helicopters to Casiguran town to participate in an exercise simulating response to the area being isolated by a big typhoon.

A workshop on developing the methodology for measuring and realising the sustainability of cities in the APEC region took place in Hanoi on May 13

The APEC Study Centres Consortium (ASCC) Conference 2017 opened in Hanoi on May 12 within the framework of the APEC 2017 Second Senior Officials Meetings (SOM2) and related meetings

Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Canada have agreed to promote the role of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Three missing Cambodian peacekeepers in the Central African Republic were killed, announced the Defence Ministry of Cambodia on May 10.

The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on May 8 launched a new initiative in a bid to enhance the country’s fight against corruption.

Philippine police said at least two people were killed and four others injured in a bomb blast, which rocked Manila on May 6 and was the second bombing in the capital within a week.

Finance leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Japan, China and the Republic of Korea agreed to enhance regional finance cooperation and support multilateral trade and investment systems.

The ASEAN Committee of Permanent Representatives and the Pacific Alliance (PA)’s Group of External Relations met in Jakarta, Indonesia on May 5

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on May 4 agreed to coordinate with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to help Asia – Pacific countries better cope with epidemics

Indonesia has called on palm oil producers in member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), especially those in Malaysia and Thailand, to fight against the black campaign on palm oil.

Negotiators from 11 member countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement gathered for a meeting in Toronto, Canada on May 2 to explore the possibility of putting the trade pact into force without the US.

President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte issued a Chairman’s statement on April 30, one day after the 30th ASEAN Summit closed.

The Governments of the Philippines and Indonesia have agreed to step up cooperation in ensuring maritime security to fight against piracy conducted by extremists

ASEAN foreign ministers issued on April 28 a statement expressing grave concern over the escalation of tension in the Korean Peninsula