Singapore, India strengthen cooperation in various fields World

Singapore, India strengthen cooperation in various fields

India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on March 25 met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan and some other leaders of Singapore, during which they discussed ways to further the strategic bilateral ties, and the situation in the Indo-Pacific and West Asia regions.
Thailand warns against toy-shaped vape World

Thailand warns against toy-shaped vape

Thai Academics are warning about a new type of e-cigarette called "toy pods" which look like replicas of popular cartoon characters to target school and university students.
Thailand begins aid delivery to Myanmar World

Thailand begins aid delivery to Myanmar

Thailand started the delivery of aid to Myanmar on March 25, in a humanitarian initiative that seeks to pave the way for negotiations between the parties in the neighbouring country.
Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts World

Indonesia’s Ibu volcano erupts

Ibu volcano on Halmahera Island in the eastern Indonesian province of North Maluku erupted on March 25 for about three minutes, throwing ash up to 2,500 meters above its peak, according to the country's Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation.
Cambodia, Laos step up cooperation World

Cambodia, Laos step up cooperation

Cambodian and Lao leaders have expressed their optimism and pledged deeper cooperation between the two countries, according to Cambodian media.
ASEAN, RoK work to ensure products’ rules of origin World

ASEAN, RoK work to ensure products’ rules of origin

The Agency of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the ASEAN Secretariat on March 25 opened a joint session of ASEAN and Korean experts on the transposition of ASEAN-Korea Free Trade Agreement (AKFTA) product specific rules from harmonised system codes HS 2017 into HS 2022.
Thailand’s economy faces long-term downturn World

Thailand’s economy faces long-term downturn

Long-term structural obstacles in the export and manufacturing sectors are having significant impacts on Thailand's economy while affecting its ability to compete globally, the Bank of Thailand (BoT) has reported.
Vietnam praises ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community’s priorities in 2024 World

Vietnam praises ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community’s priorities in 2024

A Vietnamese delegation led by Director of the Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Luu Quang Tuan attended the 31st Meeting of the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC) Council in the northern Lao province of Luang Prabang on March 24.