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US Secretary of State John Kerry held talks with Lao Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Thongloun Sisoulith in Vientiane on January 25.

Vietnam was Ford’s third biggest market in Southeast Asia in 2015, after Thailand and the Philippines, said Mark Kaufman, director of the US car marker in the region.

Southeast Asian countries should enhance intelligence cooperation to cope with the threat of terrorism, a Thai official said.

Vietnam jumped a place from December 2015 to 146th in the FIFA rankings issued for January 2016.

The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) – a key pillar in the ASEAN Community which came into being on December 31, 2015 – has set a foundation for the start of a new chapter in economic integration.

ASEAN ushers in 2016 as a Community, bringing to fruition an integration process that creates new opportunities for its 622 million people.

El Nino is taking its toll on the agricultural sector, especially rice production, in Southeast Asian countries.

Malaysia has been successful in turning a new chapter in regional integration in 2015, the year it served as the Chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).

Indonesia has exerted great efforts to prepare itself for the establishment of ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by the end of this month.

Regional swimmers will compete in the Southeast Asia Age-Groups Swimming Championships at Da Nang Swimming Club from December 4 to 6.

Asia’s developing economies remain on track to see a 5.8 percent growth this year and 6 percent in 2016 despite economic slowdown in the US, Japan and the Eurozone, reported the Asian Development Bank

The development of scientific research on French language and culture in Southeast Asia and the role of Francophone in Asia-Pacific universities were highlighted at a workshop in Hue city on Dec.1.

Experts from the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Southeast Asian nations- Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar and Indonesia - shared experience in the Sustainable Energy Technology Training (SETT) progragramme.

Air travel between Vietnam and New Zealand will be made easier as Air New Zealand plans to launch non-stop services to Southeast Asian destinations, possibly including Vietnam, in 2016.

Hungarian National Assembly (NA) Speaker Kover Laszlo arrived in Hanoi on November 8, beginning his six-day official visit to Vietnam at the invitation of National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung.

Website fourfourtwo.com has selected three Vietnamese players on its list of the best 23 young players in Southeast Asia ahead of the Asian U23 Football Championships in 2016.

Indonesia welcomes international support to handle damaging forest blazes in Sumatra and Kalimantan, President Joko Widodo stated in a recent announcement.

Public-private partnership in developing rice value chain was the focus of discussion at a Southeast Asia forum on the future of rice held in Ho Chi Minh City on October 14-16.

The Saigon-Hanoi Commercial Joint Stock Bank (SHB) was presented with the “Best Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Bank in Vietnam 2015” award.

Vietnam and most of other countries in Southeast Asia are encountering challenges in ensuring equal and sustainable agricultural production, heard a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on September 23.