ASEAN Former Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan has called on the bloc’s member nations to jointly develop a regional development fund to address its lack of infrastructural development.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen affirmed that the country remains stable after the dissolution of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) in accordance with the Supreme Court’s order.

The Vietnam Bank Association (VNBA) will host the 47th ASEAN Banking Council Meeting on November 23-24.

Australian Justice Minister Michael Keenan on November 22 announced the establishment of the Southeast Asia Counter-Terrorism Financing Working Group, which will link finance intelligence units across the region to counter terrorism financing.

Japan held a ceremony in Tokyo on November 22 to mark the 50th founding anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), recognising the bloc’s role in promoting peace and stability in the region and the world.

Leaders of the 10 ASEAN member states and partner countries have reaffirmed the importance of maintaining peace, stability and security in the East Sea, internationally known as South China Sea, while attending the recent 12th East Asia Summit (EAS) in Manila, the Philippines.

Delegations of the ASEAN member states, East Asian countries, the US, Japan, and India took part in planting mangroves within the Angke Kapuk Mangrove Ecotourism Park in Jakarta, Indonesia, on November 20.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), China and UN Development Programme (UNDP) introduced a joint report on 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) financing in ASEAN during a meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on November 17.​

ASEAN member states should increase green investment by 400 percent each year to protect their people and economies from climate change and other environmental shocks, according to a recently-released research.

An exhibition on the ASEAN Community in Vietnam opened in the south central province of Ninh Thuan on November 16.

An aid package from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) for victims of typhoon Damrey arrived at Cam Ranh International Airport in the central province of Khanh Hoa on November 16.

Singapore has recently suspended all commercial trade with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in compliance with the UN resolution against the country’s nuclear and missile tests.

A networking programme aiming to connect Czech enterprises to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took place in Prague in the evening of November 15.

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said he would not yet push for sanctions against Myanmar over the Rohingya crisis, but called for an investigation into the instability in the country.