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Malaysia is considering joining several international organisations, including the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), Investment, Trade and Industry Minister Zafrul Abdual Aziz said on July 22.

International media have reported the passing of Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on recent days and also reviewed milestones of his career.

Debt issues are the motive behind the crime that killed six foreign nationals, including two carrying US passports and four Vietnamese, at Grand Hyatt Hotel in Bangkok's Pathun Want district, Thai police said on July 17.

Director General of the ASEAN department at Laos’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chatoulong Bouasisavath has emphasised ongoing efforts to integrate digital payment systems across ASEAN.

The cooperation between Japan and Vietnam is spotlighted in Japan’s new defense white paper 2024 released on July 12.

Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is considering a plan to resume bauxite ore export, following a call by the House of Representatives to lift the ban as part of an effort to develop the economy in mining areas.

At least seven people were killed and three others injured due to landslides and flash floods that struck a gold mine and surrounding areas in Indonesia's Gorontalo province, local authorities reported on July 7.

The mass media in the Republic of Korea has highlighted bilateral economic and trade cooperation between Vietnam and the RoK during Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh's visit to the East Asian nation.

Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle (EV) battery plant on July 3, which is also the first of its kind in Southeast Asia.

Thailand's rice exports in the first five months of 2024 increased 16.5% year on year to nearly 4.06 million tonnes worth 94.6 billion THB (2.6 billion USD).

Nearly 2,000 households in Kachin State, northern Myanmar, have been evacuated as Ayeyarwady River overflowed above danger mark due to heavy rains, according to the local authorities.

Experts are calling for diversify Indonesians' eating habits, using other starches to replace rice because the domestic rice supply does not meet demand.