World

Automakers in the Republic of Korea saw their sales increase in six member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations over the past three years.

Embracing ASEAN has internationalised Vietnam, while Vietnam has also contributed to ASEAN’s miracle, said a Malaysian scholar on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Vietnam’s admission to the ASEAN.

The US-Vietnam trade and investment supports thousands of jobs in the US and has positioned Vietnam as one of the fastest growing economies in Southeast Asia.

Singaporean scientists have developed an improved COVID-19 test kit that can deliver results more quickly, halving the processing time from about four hours to less than two, according to The Straits Times.

Indonesia’s gold production reached only 9.98 tonnes as of May 2020, much lower than the figure in the same period last year.

Amid increasing illegal fishing of foreign fishermen in the waters of Indonesia and Malaysia, the two Southeast Asian countries have recently applied more tough measures in handling violations.

Thailand's rice export is facing an unpromising outlook in the second half of 2020 amid sluggish global demand caused by the coronavirus crisis.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo on July 15 directly presented cash assistance to small and micro-sized enterprises, business households, freelance workers, and street vendors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is emerging and playing a central role in the region, thus looking to converge Mekong sub-regional cooperation with its development goals.

US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo affirmed on July 13 that the People’s Republic of China’s claims to offshore resources across most of the South China Sea are completely unlawful.

Several earthquakes at over 5.0 magnitudes shook a number of areas in Indonesia on July 13, but there has been no report on loss of property and human lives.

Singapore's ruling People's Action Party won the 2020 General Election on July 10 with a majority, gaining 83 out of 93 seats in the parliament.