At least 42 people were killed by flash floods in Papua province, eastern Indonesia as of March 17 morning.

President of the Republic of Korea Moon Jae-in returned home on March 16, concluding his week-long trip to three Association of Southeast Asian (ASEAN) nations.

A Vietnamese delegation led by Ambassador Tran Duc Binh, head of the country’s permanent mission to ASEAN, attended the seventh ASEAN - Canada Joint Cooperation Committee Meeting, which took place in Jakarta, Indonesia on March 15.

The 11th ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-Sessional Meeting on Maritime Security wrapped up in central Da Nang city on March 15.

Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung on March 15 highlighted Vietnam’s contributions to the ASEAN in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution while addressing a ministerial forum as part of the “Digital Cambodia 2019” in Phnom Penh.

The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) has coordinated with northern, northeastern, eastern and central provinces to brace for summer storms during March 14 to 18, 2019.

The 11th ASEAN Regional Forum Inter-Sessional Meeting on Maritime Security (ARF ISM-MS) opened in the central city of Da Nang on March 14 with the participation of more than 80 delegates from 27 ARF countries and experts from international organisations.

The ASEAN Economic Ministers' (AEM) Retreat, scheduled for April 23-24 in Thailand’s Phuket, is expected to see the signing of two vital agreements - the ASEAN Trade in Services Agreement (ATISA) and the fourth protocol amending the ASEAN Comprehensive Investment Agreement (ACIA).

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on March 12 that the Malaysia Airlines could be sold or shut down, which is the latest bad news for the national flag carrier of Malaysia.

The Governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), Dr. Yuthasak Supasorn, has received the Go Asia Award in the Best Destination Asia category from Go Asia at the International Tourismus Borse (ITB) 2019, that took place at Messe Berlin in Berlin, Germany.

The South American trade bloc Mercosur hopes to become a main food supplier of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the next 50 years, according to President of the Mercosur-ASEAN Chamber of Commerce Rodolfo Caffaro.

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has called on ASEAN member states to adopt a business model that enables each to share a selected industry with other members and secure a bigger market.

Thailand’s Ministry of Social Development and Human Security (MSDHS) organized the ASEAN+3 Conference on Social Enterprises, engaging regional leaders to promote sustainable development.

Sen. Lt. Gen. Phan Van Giang, Chief of the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army, has called on the law enforcement forces and navies of ASEAN countries to enhance cooperation in settling incidents at sea, especially those related to fishermen.