The 12th Education Cooperation Week between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China began in Guiyang city of China’s Guizhou province on July 22.

The public need not worry about a tsunami threat along Java’s southern coast if they take mitigation measures to minimise the impact of disasters, Indonesian agencies have said following rising concerns about the phenomenon.

The House of Representatives of the Philippines on July 22 elected Alan Peter Cayetano as the 22nd Speaker of the House.

The Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation of Thailand has started an urgent campaign to make artificial rain in the face of widespread drought in many areas although it’s now the rainy season in this country.

Vietnam has stressed the need for stronger investment in the youth to enhance their capacity and solidarity during the building of the ASEAN Community.

The second meeting of the ASEAN-Turkey Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee (AT-JSCC) was held at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia on July 18, during which both sides agreed on prioritised cooperation areas in the future.

Growing economic and trade relations between the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China are crucial to securing long-term peace and shared prosperity in the region.

The Lao Ministry of National Defence has announced the establishment of the Air Force High Command under the Lao People’s Army, Laophatthana newspaper reported on July 18.

Fires had destroyed a total of 30,477 hectares of forests in Indonesia as of July 2019, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB).

Malaysia’s lower house on July 16 approved a constitutional amendment bill to lower the voting age from 21 to 18. All the 211 members of parliament (MP) present in the House voted in favour of the bill.

The ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) was satisfied with negotiations over ASEAN trade facilitation procedures, in which all members agreed to form and implement guidelines on non-tariff measures, said the Thai Ministry of Commerce.

Brunei celebrated the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah's 73rd birthday on July 15 with various activities, including a ceremonial parade and a grand state banquet.

Ministers attending the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Bangkok in August will welcome recent talks between leaders of the United States and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).

The government has continued to push for the increased use of rubber in the construction of roads nationwide by having rubber resin mixed with para soil cement.