The Singapore Government wants to intensify Asean-wide cooperation to build a stronger cyberspace commons in a region where governments are vulnerable to a spectrum of cyber attacks, Minister for Communications and Information Yaacob Ibrahim said on Tuesday.
Asean needs a complete transformation to achieve its potential and speed up the pace to be one of the brightest stars of the Asian century.
Focus on Asean's skilled migrants excludes the most vulnerable group.The Asean Community, which took effect at the end of last year, has expressed concern about the movement of skilled workers around the region.
India, Thailand and Myanmar are negotiating a breakthrough 1,400-kilometre highway that will link India with Southeast Asia by land for the first time in decades.
Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday evening (May 19), on the sidelines of a summit marking 20 years of Asean-Russia ties.
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong begins a four-day working visit to the Russian Federation on Tuesday (May 17).
Singapore and China are working on some exploratory ideas to minimise the risk of unplanned encounters at sea, amid increased fears of potential clashes between Chinese and foreign militaries in the contentious South China Sea.
Laos kicks off its Asean chairmanship today with an agenda-setting foreign ministers' retreat in Vientiane, its capital on the east bank of the Mekong River.
Malaysia drove home the point at a summit attended by American and Asean leaders of the serious terror threat posed by Islamic State (IS), saying it could yet commit “the worst kind of brutality”.
US President Barack Obama has underscored the importance of US-Asean relationship at a key summit, saying the region was central to peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific.
The year 2016 marks the first year after the establishment of the Asean Community on Thursday.What impact the Asean Community will have on Asean centrality in regional affairs is a topical issue for many observers.
Asean will be more competitive once the Asean Economic Community (AEC) is a reality, going by a new regionwide poll.
A gruelling workload and hectic pace awaits 18 heads of states and governments who will be arriving here today to attend the 27th Asean Summit and related summits.
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