Ministers of Telecommunications and Information Technology from ASEAN countries agreed to give top priority to cooperation and development in a five-year road map to 2020.

The close cooperation between Vietnam and Thailand in building the ASEAN Community (AC) will help promote regional connectivity and ensure the bloc’s central role in settling challenges in the region.

Operations against the self-proclaimed Islamic State and other terrorist and extremist groups have intensified and enlisted more countries.

ASEAN Secretary-General Le Luong Minh appreciated Japan’s significant support to the association over a couple of years, especially in the formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) at the end of this year.

Indonesia has tightened security at its airports after a terrorist threat was directed at an airport in Jakarta and recent terror attacks around the world, according to the country’s Transport Ministry.

The Netherlands-based Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on November 24 began hearing a case filed by the Philippines contesting China’s claims to disputed areas in the East Sea.

An investigation into the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris widened on November 24...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Singapore on November 23 for his two-day official visit to the Southeast Asian nation.

Developing transport infrastructure to increase regional connectivity is one of the Thai Government’s strategies to prepare for its integration into the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), which will be formed later this year.

The 27th ASEAN Summit and related meetings wrapped up in Kuala Lumpur on November 22 with the signing of a Declaration on the establishment of the ASEAN Community which featured a turning point in the 48-year-old bloc’s history.

The ASEAN Secretariat announced its news publication on the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) on November 21.

The ASEAN Business and Investment Summit is taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on November 20-21...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened its 27th Summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 21.

Malaysia on November 19 called on the ASEAN member countries to focus on promoting the relationship among their citizens during the development course of each country and the region.

The APEC Summit took place on November 18 and 19 in Manila drawing leaders of 21 member economies. APEC countries are facing the challenges of global climate change, terrorism, epidemics, and development gaps.