Meeting in Tokyo, Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and his Japanese counterpart Ishiba Shigeru on Tuesday agreed to encourage their business sectors to work towards setting up direct flights between ...

While signing executive orders in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump was asked by a reporter what “can you expect” from ...

The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) was convened on 19 January 2025 in Langkawi, Malaysia. It was the first ...

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, ...

Some of President-elect Donald Trump’s cabinet picks struggled to answer basic questions during their Senate confirmation ...

Hegseth responded at the heated Senate confirmation hearing that he couldn't tell Duckworth the exact number of ASEAN nations ...

TOKYO -- Japan welcomed a record 36.87 million tourists in 2024, up 47.1% from the previous year thanks to the weak yen, according to data released Wednesday by the Japan National Tourism ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a regional grouping that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its ten members: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos ...

VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): In 2024, electricity exports continued to lead Laos’ export revenues, generating nearly US$980 million and accounting for 15.35 percent of total exports, according to ...

And it’s a nightmare that will happen again. The recent deaths of two young Australian tourists and four other travellers in Laos has shocked a nation obsessed with soaking up the best the world ...

Last year, leaders of Vietnam and Malaysia visited India even as the Indian President travelled to Fiji, and Timor Leste and PM Modi visited Laos, Brunei, and Singapore.

TOKYO -- Houses in Japan are getting smaller, with the average floor space falling to a 30-year low. Total area per house is about 92 square meters, a decline of 3 sq. meters from the peak year of ...