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The Lao Ministry of Health confirmed 46 new COVID-19 cases on May 5, mostly in Vientiane and Bokeo province with 19 and 15 cases, respectively.

The Myanmar media said on May 4 that five were killed and another seriously injured in a parcel bomb blast in the south of the country.

The Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand on May 3 reported thousands of new COVID-19 cases

Indonesian police have determined six armed separatist terrorist groups actively operating in Papua province’s mountainous areas

Foreign ministries of Singapore and Malaysia on May 2 said the 10th meeting between Prime Ministers of the two countries has been postponed to later this year due to COVID-19.

Laos reported a decline in the daily number of new COVID-19 cases which stood at a double-digit figure for the past five days.

All member countries of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have appreciated the central role and efforts of ASEAN in promoting the search for a peaceful solution to the Myanmar issue.

The Vietnamese association in Laos’ Oudomsay province donated a total of 135 million LAK (14,363 USD) worth of COVID-19

Southeast Asian nations continue to report a large number of new COVID-19 cases.

Deputy Foreign Minister and head of the Vietnam ASEAN SOM Nguyen Quoc Dung attended the 23rd ASEAN-India Senior Officials’ Meeting via a videoconference on April 28.

The ASEAN Secretariat and the European Union Delegation in ASEAN announced the Mid-term Review (MTR) of the ASEAN Economic Community Blueprint 2025 on April 28.

Japan's parliament ratified on April 28 the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) – the world’s largest free trade deal.