Indonesia’s parliament on August 30 passed a law cementing the country’s membership of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), making it the latest Southeast Asian nation to join the world’s biggest trade bloc.

Indonesia has extended its zero-levy policy for palm oil exports until October 31, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs announced on August 29.

Cambodia and Thailand have signed an agreement on the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on law enforcement cooperation against human trafficking

The executive board of the Malaysia-Vietnam Friendship Association (MVFA) made its debut

The 10th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) concluded in New York

As the costs of importing energy soars worldwide and climate crises wreak havoc, interest in nuclear power is on the rise with nations scrambling to find alternative sources.

The European Union (EU) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will hold a summit of national leaders for the first time

Tech giant Google has launched its third data centre in Singapore on August 23, bringing its total investments in such facilities in the Southeast Asian nation to 850 million USD.

Tropical storm Ma-on lashed the northern Philippines on August 23 morning, injuring at least two people and prompting the closure of schools and government offices in Manila and outlying provinces.

Big data can support over 100 billion USD worth of opportunities in Southeast Asia, particularly across the five focus countries,

Apple is in talks to make Apple Watches and MacBooks in Vietnam for the first time as the US tech giant looks to diversify production away from China, Nikkei Asia reported.

The European Space Agency (ESA) has recently warned that economic damage from heatwaves and drought could dwarf Europe's energy crisis. This is also one of the factors causing risk of economic recession for the continent.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Maguindanao province in the south of the Philippines on August 13 afternoon.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Maguindanao province in the south of the Philippines on August 13 afternoon.

Flood as a result of incessant rains in central and southern provinces of Laos has disrupted transport