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Trade and security links will be high on the agenda when New Zealand Prime Minister John Key undertakes a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia next week. Key said Monday he would lead a trade delegation to Vietnam from 14 to 17 November and meet with Prime ...

United States President Barack Obama plans to visit Laos next year to attend a regional economic summit, making him the first American president to visit that country. Keep reading ...

The outcome of the visit to Thailand by President Maithripala Sirisena reflected the long-standing relations between the two countries and peoples based on shared historical, religious and cultural affinities, a joint statement by Sri Lanka and Thailand said. Keep reading ...

Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay a State visit to Vietnam from 5-6 November at the invitation of Vietnam’s General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Truong Tan Sang, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. Keep reading ...

Vietnam and Cambodia vowed to further tighten the traditional friendship and comprehensive co-operation between the two nations in response to the wishes and aspirations of the governments and people of the two nations. Pham Binh Minh, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, and his Cambodian ...

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung hosted Lieutenant General Suvon Luongbunmi, Chief-of-the-General Staff of the Lao People’s Army and Deputy Minister of Lao Defence Ministry, in Hanoi on the same day. Keep reading ...

Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan and her Lao counterpart Bounnhang Vorachith reached a number of commitments to boost bilateral ties during their talks in Vientiane on 15 October. To foster cooperation between Vietnam and Laos, both sides pledged to facilitate visits by senior leaders and realise ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen on 12 October arrived in Macau, the first stop on a five-day trip during which he is scheduled to attend a series of conferences on cultural tourism, regional defense and trade, and poverty reduction. Keep reading ...

The New York Times has said that its local printer in Thailand has refused to print its Asia edition because it featured an article on the ailing king. The paper said the printer found the front-page article “too sensitive”. The entire newspaper for 22 September, however, can ...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has unveiled a new strategy to build “a people’s state” to bring together the state, the people and businesses for the long-term sustainable development of the country.   The prime minister said the Pracha Rat (people’s state) strategy aims to strengthen the country’s ...