The sixth ASEAN-China Ministerial Meeting on Quality Supervision, Inspection, and Quarantine (SPS) Cooperation was held in Hanoi on October 12.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has raised the topic of blended finance at the ASEAN Leaders Gathering in Bali on October 11 as part of the bloc’s efforts to pursue sustainable development goals (SDGs).

The ASEAN Capital Markets Forum (ACMF), which met in Singapore on October 11, launched two key initiatives to drive a more connected and sustainable ASEAN capital market.

The 40th meeting of the ASEAN Ministers of Agriculture and Forestry (AMAF) opened in Hanoi on October 11, with 23 plans of action and cooperation on the agenda.

The Indonesian media reported on October 10 that three tsunamis that hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island after a powerful earthquake on September 28 had waves as high as 11.3m, reaching as far inland as 468.8m from the coast.

Youth representatives from 10 ASEAN countries, including over 100 Vietnamese youngsters, discussed challenges and solutions to achieving gender equality in ASEAN by 2030 during a dialogue in Hanoi on October 10.

A “Thai Masterpieces of the Ninth Reign” art exhibition will open on October 12, honouring His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej on the anniversary of his passing.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has congratulated Thailand on being dropped from the list of eight countries with an illegal trade in elephant ivory.

Thailand's Deputy Government Spokesperson Lt. Gen. Weerachon Sukhondhapatipak has said the overseas trips being undertaken by 13 members of the Wild Boar Academy football team are not for business purposes.

Deputy Secretary General of ASEAN for Political Security Community Hoang Anh Tuan has called for better efforts to enhance ASEAN’s anti-terrorism capacity in an ongoing symposium in Singapore.

The Thai economy continues to gain further traction from both domestic and external demand, the central bank of Thailand (BOT) said in its press release on economic and monetary conditions in August.

Thailand has celebrated Thai National Flag Day, expressing gratitude to His Majesty King Rama the Sixth for bestowing the current version of the flag on the nation 101 years ago.

Foreign ministers (FMs) of member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) convened an unofficial annual meeting on the sidelines of the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on September 28.

Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Ngo Thi Hoa on September 29 chaired a regular meeting of the ASEAN Committee in The Hague (ACTH).