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Laos has earned more from rice exports to China in the past few years due to trade preference arrangements between the two countries.

The Philippines has banned single-use plastics, including plastic bags, straws, spoons and forks, in Government offices following a resolution which became effective on February 26.

The Malaysian Institute of Defence and Security (MiDAS) held the Perwira Dialogue 2020 in Kuala Lumpur on February 24 under the theme “Malaysia’s Inaugural Defence White Paper: Ideas and Implementation”.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA), in its role as Chair of ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community 2020,

The 27th ASEAN – New Zealand Dialogue took place on February 20-21 in Cambodia, focusing on commitments to further deepening bilateral strategic partnership in 2020.

The second-biggest copper miner in the world, PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI), plans to invest in constructing a new smelter, processing and refining plant in East Java in August.

China and Thailand have pledged to cooperate in their joint fight against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh attended a special meeting of the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC)

A joint statement on defence cooperation against disease outbreaks issued at the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting Retreat (ADMM Retreat) demonstrated the members’

Singapore on February 18 announced a financial package worth 6.4 billion SGD (4.6 billion USD) to address economic impact of the acute respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

The Government of Indonesia expects to boost the country’s “doing business” ranking to the 53rd place on the World Bank (WB)’s list this year in a bid to attract more investment.