Senior officials of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are gathering at meetings in Bangkok from May 28 to 31 to prepare for upcoming events of the bloc.

The 9th meeting of the ASEAN-Australia Joint Cooperation Committee took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on May 24.

The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) conference on promoting inclusive socio-economic development in Asia and Europe opened a conference in the central province of Khanh Hoa on May 16, attracting over 180 delegates from 53 ASEM member states, regional and international organisations.

The 16th United Nations Day of Vesak has successfully wrapped up, offering participants wonderful experiences, Most Venerable Phra Brahmapundit, President of the International Council for Day of Vesak (ICDV), has said.

An exhibition on Asian tourism and culture will be organised in Beijing, China, on May 16 as part of activities on the sidelines of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilisations.

The 4th meeting of the ASEAN-Norway Joint Sectoral Cooperation Committee (AN-JSCC) took place in Jakarta on May 5, focusing on ways to promote win-win cooperation between the two sides in a practical manner.

The ASEAN+3 finance ministers have agree to consider adding the Japanese yen and Chinese yuan to currency swap arrangements in addition to the US dollar as part of efforts to deal with possible financial crises while rejecting protectionism amid growing US-China trade tensions.

Vietnamese dishes were served to people from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) members during an event held in Malaysia on April 29.

In the context that websites and social media are flooded with unverified information, members of the Organisation of Asia-Pacific News Agencies (OANA) shared experience in regaining trust in mainstream news on the occasion of the 44th OANA Executive Board Meeting hosted by the Vietnam News Agency in Hanoi from April 18-20.

Vietnamese students are joining more than 3,000 representatives from 72 countries and 126 universities worldwide at the Eurasian Economic Forum of the Youth, which is taking place in Moscow, Russia, from April 16-19.

The Philippines has agreed to join the local currency settlement (LCS) framework which Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia have operated over the past two years, in an effort to expand intra-ASEAN trade and investment as well as strengthen the regional economic integration.

Eight Dong Son bronze drums discovered in several locations around the Malaysian peninsula are believed to have been left behind sometime between 500 BC-500 AD.