Page 28 - Asean News Today

Vietnam and Cambodia on Sunday pledged to provide maximum assistance to Laos to help it successfully perform the role as chair of ASEAN 2024, reported Vietnam News Agency (VNA).

China’s increasingly assertive posture in the South China Sea and escalating violence in Myanmar topped the agenda for South-East Asian diplomats at their meeting in Laos on Monday.

Tourism ministers from the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) have vowed to push for sustainable, inclusive and competitive tourism in the region, which continues to promote a single tourism destination.

While the weakening of the junta is good news in the long term, the junta’s response of turning on the people of Myanmar is a “very significant problem”, said Mr Tom Andrews.

Top ASEAN diplomats meet in Laos to initiate renewed discussions to restore democracy in Myanmar and to deal with China’s maritime aggression.

LUANG PRABANG, Laos: Chinas increasingly assertive posture in the South China Sea and escalating violence in Myanmar topped the agenda for Southeast Asian diplomats at their meeting in Laos on Monday, with the Laotian foreign minister expressing guarded optimism that progress could be made this year on both acrimonious issues.

LUANG PRABANG, Laos -- ASEAN members' foreign ministers on Monday agreed to send humanitarian assistance to Myanmar, the first such move by the bloc s

The military has suffered huge defeats on the battlefield, which might lead junta leaders to be more open to a political compromise.

PETALING JAYA: It is important for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to redouble its efforts in safeguarding the region against threats that could impact regional peace, security and stability, says Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.

For years, Southeast Asian governments have been the target of advanced cyberattacks. As Asean and Chinese officials discuss the code of conduct on the South China Sea, they should include the cyber dimension in negotiations on expected standards of behaviour.