The conversations on stage and around the coffee tables continually swung to the differences between European, American and Asian collecting habits, a topic that seemed to fascinate those gathered.

The Philippine government has initiated talks with Southeast Asian nations party to the South China Sea to fast-track progress on the negotiation of a code of conduct (COC) in the disputed sea, the ...

MOSCOW, November 1. /TASS/. The 'World of Opportunities: Russia-ASEAN' International Business Forum will take place in Malaysia at the end of November, with the participants of the event to ...

A gathering of Sri Lankan literary powerhouses The South Asian Art and Literature Festival (SALA 2024) hosted a gathering of ...

The keynote address by Chairman of Asia Inc Forum Datuk Timothy Ong provided insights into how small economies can leverage strategic partnerships and innovation to thrive. The forum, themed ...

PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Tourism is working with the Indian embassy in Cambodia to host a unique forum which aims to promote tourism and cultural exchanges between the two nations. The ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Laos last week for the 21st India-ASEAN Summit marked a milestone as it came a decade since India reworked its “Look East” policy to the current ...

Synopsis: Every third and fourth Friday of the month, The Straits Times’ global contributor Nirmal Ghosh shines a light on Asian perspectives of global and Asian issues with expert guests.

While a proposed set of words was put to the East Asia summit by ASEAN, The Australian understands ... East conflict – brought into question the forum’s effectiveness.

The statement supported by the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations and presented at the summit in Vientiane, Laos, last Thursday was blocked over objections to language concerning the ...

Therefore several countries – especially the United States, Japan, and India – want to deepen their security ties with ASEAN nations. The summit was billed as being primarily a forum for ...

VIENTIANE, Laos--U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Southeast Asian leaders Friday that the U.S. is concerned about China’s “increasingly dangerous and unlawful” activities in the ...