Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

A Vietnamese delegation, led by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son, attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers Retreat (AMM Retreat) in Langkawi, Malaysia, on January 19.

LANGKAWI, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s Foreign Minister, Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan, has safely arrived in Langkawi Friday (Jan 17) for the ASEAN Foreign Ministers (AMM) Retreat, which is set to take place on Saturday.

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting (AMM) will take place in Langkawi, Malaysia, on January 19 under the helm of Malaysian Minister of Foreign Affairs Utama Haji Mohamad Haji Hasan, marking the start of a series of ministerial-level meetings under Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2025.

Malaysia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan is set to chair the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) on Sunday (Jan 19) in Langkawi, Kedah. The AMM Retreat is the first scheduled meeting in the annual ASEAN calendar at the ministerial level under Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship for 2025.

Cambodian Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn will lead a delegation to participate in Asean foreign ministers' retreat in Langkawi, Malaysia, this weekend (Jan. 18-19), the Cambodian Foreign Ministry has announced.

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 16 – Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Putrajaya to champion human rights as Malaysia assumes the chairmanship of Asean this year. In its World Report 2025, the watchdog had accused Putrajaya of abandoning key reform promises, opting instead to bolster laws that restrict fundamental freedoms.

LONDON: Malaysia, as Asean Chair, is committed to fostering even closer integration, deepening trade, economic and energy integration within the region and with the rest of the world, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

The initiative was co-launched by representatives from cities across the eight participating countries: China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks struggled to answer basic questions during their Senate confirmation hearings this week. There was litany of obfuscation and waffling across the board,

With the New Year, Malaysia takes over ASEAN chairmanship from Laos, with the theme “Inclusion and Sustainability”. New laws come into effect:

Ediya Co., South Korea's fourth-largest coffee franchise by sales, said Friday it has signed a master franchise deal with a Lao company to enter the Southeast Asian country this year. Ediya plans to open its first outlet in Laos in June under the partnership with Grandview Property Sole Co.