
Vietnam co-chairs ASEAN-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, as the coordinator of ASEAN-Japan relations, co-chaired the ASEAN-Japan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held via videoconference
COVID-19 cases continue to drop in Cambodia, Malaysia speeds up vaccinations
The daily caseload has decreased in Cambodia for the second day but there is a rise in imported cases and deaths, the Khmer Times reported.
ASEAN commits to maintaining nuclear weapon-free region
ASEAN member countries on August 2 committed to maintaining nuclear weapon-free Southeast Asia
ASEAN, EU maintain support for higher education internationalisation
The European Union’s Support to Higher Education in ASEAN Region (SHARE) Programme has recently held its 12th Policy Dialogue Webinar Series
Indonesia to build a global vaccine manufacturing centre
Indonesian Health Minister Budi Gunadi Sadikin said his country is working with the World Health Organization (WHO)
COVID-19 remains rampant in Southeast Asia nations
The Delta variant of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, which was first detected in India, has continued to spread in Southeast Asian nations
Thailand warns of domestic supply shortage over COVID-19
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) has warned that soaring COVID-19 infections in the industrial sector could lead to scarcity of domestic goods.
Germany’s newspapers spotlights Hanoi’s mass COVID-19 vaccination
Germany’s Jungewelt newspapers has run an article highlighting the mass vaccination campaign that Vietnam’s Hanoi capital is conducting to soon drive back the COVID-19 pandemic.
Southeast Asian nations resolved to stamp out COVID-19
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Jul 28 ordered his government to open the coronavirus vaccination campaign for anyone
Indonesia's Sinabung volcano erupts again
Mount Sinabung in Indonesia's North Sumatra province erupted on July 28, spewing a massive column of smoke and ash into the sky.
RoK, ASEAN to upgrade FTA
The Republic of Korea’s trade ministry has launched talks with ASEAN to upgrade their free trade agreement (FTA) and further lower trade barriers
Regional countries see surges in COVID-19 cases
Cambodia’s Ministry of Health said on July 26 that the country recorded 303 new domestic COVID-19 cases
5.9 magnitude quake hits west Indonesia
An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck about 88 km west of Luwuk, Indonesia,
AstraZeneca scours supply chain for more vaccine doses for Southeast Asia
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca on July 24 said it is "scouring" its global supply chain to try and boost COVID-19 vaccine supplies
Strong earthquake hits northern Philippines
A 6.7-magnitude quake struck off the main island of Luzon of the Philippines on July 24 morning