India, Japan, South Korea, and China were all represented at a summit of ASEAN leaders in Laos. Southeast Asia is seen as crucial to their economies, as well as a strategically vital region for ...

The joint communique issued by ASEAN foreign ministers over the weekend ... is attending this week's two-day retreat in Laos. The appointment of the veteran diplomat Alounkeo Kittikhoun is ...

LUANG PRABANG, Laos--Southeast Asian economies are gaining ground as tourism and exports recover from the shocks of the pandemic, but geopolitical tensions and volatile commodity prices still pose ...

Saleumxay, on behalf of the Lao government, praised Vietnam for hosting the event and reaffirmed commitment to strengthening regional cooperation. He underscored the need for Asean to effectively ...

VIENTIANE (Bernama): Laos, the current chair of Asean, has appointed a veteran diplomat as its special envoy to Myanmar. According to Thai PBS, Lao Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith appointed ...

East-Timor is seeking to join. As ASEAN's most economically challenged economy, excluding its strife-torn neighbor Myanmar, Laos has time to prepare for the aging of its youthful population of ...