Recently, more countries, including Azerbaijan, Malaysia, and Thailand, have applied to join the BRICS bloc, which represents the leading emerging economies worldwide.

A tropical depression and Prapiroon storm brought heavy rainfall to many parts of Laos from July 18 to August 21, affecting more than 36,200 people across the country.

Flooding continued to afflict four northern provinces of Chiang Rai, Phitsanulok, Sukhothai, and Nong Khai of Thailand on September 1

The Indonesian Ministry of Manpower has taken measures to combat fake information on available job vacancies, including devising a plan to establish the Task Force on the Eradication of Fake Job Advertisement

The Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers (FMM) has revised the 2024 economic growth projection given the stronger-than-expected momentum in the second quarter (Q2).

The Bank of the Lao PDR is set to further increase interest rate on Lao kip deposits from 10% to 10.5% per year to alleviate inflationary pressures currently affecting the economy, reported the Vientiane Times.

Indonesia Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor has expressed the Indonesian government's commitment to continue developing social protection programmes for workers,

Prolonged downpours and floods have caused severe damage to Laos, particularly the northern localities of Sayaboury and Bokeo.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo held a cabinet meeting on August 27 to discuss the development of Monkeypox (mpox) in the country.

At least seven people were killed, two others were injured and some were likely to be missing after flash floods and landslides hit the Indonesian eastern province of Maluku

Vietnamese experts have joined their Cambodian peers and Cambodian youngsters a trip held by the Documentation Centre of Cambodia (DC-Cam)

The 9th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Food Security Ministerial Meeting (FSMM) in Trujillo, Peru, called for a comprehensive approach and urgent action to address regional and global food security challenges.

Following the recent Democratic National Convention, US Vice President Kamala Harris has officially joined former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, in the race for the next occupant of the White House.

President Ho Chi Minh’s thought was spotlighted at a workshop entitled “President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam-Latin America relations” at the Héctor P. Agosti Marxist Studies and Training Centre (CEFMA)

Indonesia’s Health Ministry and World Health Organization (WHO) have established the 2025-2029 National Strategy on Antimicrobial Resistance Control in a bid to prevent deaths from Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR).