Vietnam and the Philippines have been reclassified as upper-middle-income economies by the World Bank, leaving Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, and Timor-Leste as the only ASEAN members still in the lower-middle-income category.
The annual income classifications, released on 1 July, place seven of ASEAN's 11 members in the upper-middle-income bracket or higher....
On November 28, a signing ceremony for "the Exchange of Notes for the Economic and Social Development Plan (Support for ASEAN Chairmanship)" was held...
Police and relevant authorities in Vietnam's Quang Tri Province have arrested Vietnamese nationals involved in a smuggling ring transporting Chinese nationals to Laos and...
Malaysia's King has named reformist leader Anwar Ibrahim as prime minister, ending uncertainty in the country after recent elections caused a hung parliament.
King Al-Sultan...
