Vietnamese Ambassador to India Ton Sinh Thanh has highlighted the strong development of the relations between ASEAN and India over the past 25 years in various fields.

A delegation of ambassadors of Southeast Asian nations recently visited Parma province, Italy, to promote exchanges and cooperation as part of the work of the ASEAN Committee in Rome (ACR).

The Government of Vietnam always accords top priority to the protection and care of children with disabilities, and looks to create the best conditions in education for them.

The Philippine Congress on December 13 has approved the one-year extension of martial law in Mindanao Island, aiming to completely eradicate terrorists and rebels in the country’s southern region.

Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha on December 12 affirmed that the military government will gradually lift the ban on political party gatherings ahead of the general election in the end of 2018.

The Centre for Southeast Asian Studies and the Dutch embassy in Indonesia co-hosted the international conference themed “Human Rights, Migration and Development in the ASEAN in Jakarta on Dec. 12.

The Thai Rice Exporters Association has expressed concern that the strong baht is likely to curb rice exports in 2018, Thai media reported on December 12.

The first ASEAN film festival recently took place in the Dutch city of Utrech as part of celebrations for the 50th founding anniversary of the bloc.

The National Assembly of Cambodia on December 7 recognised 16 new lawmakers and agreed to support three replacement members of the National Election Committee.

A photo exhibition on Vietnam-Laos relations opened at the Lao National Cultural Hall in Vientiane on December 6 to mark the Vietnam-Laos, Laos-Vietnam Friendship and Solidarity Year 2017.

A two-day forum on policy and initiatives to manage marine plastic pollution in ASEAN member countries opened in Jakarta, Indonesia, on December 5.

The Malaysian opposition coalition, Pakatan Harapan, has chosen former Prime Minister (PM) Mahathir Mohamad to run for the position again in the upcoming general election.

Malaysian Malindo Air’s maiden flight from Kuala Lumpur to Phnom Penh International Airport landed on December 1, beginning the carrier’s daily flights to Cambodia.

The Philippines was hit by a bird flu outbreak in November, according to Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol.