Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appointed Lieutenant-General Carlito Galvez to be the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), said presidential spokesman Harry Roque on April 5.
A workshop on "ASEAN and the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy" was held by the Mission of Japan to ASEAN and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) in Jakarta, Indonesia on April 4 to discuss regional security threats.
Peru's new foreign minister said on April 3 that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was still not welcome to attend a regional summit in Lima next week, upholding a decision by Peru's disgraced former president.
Malaysia’s parliament on April 2 approved a law against fake news that will punish anyone publishing false or untrue information.
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s state media reported on April 2 that its leader Kim Jong-un and his wife watched the Republic of Korea (RoK)’s musicians' rare performance in Pyongyang a day earlier.
At least 20 Myanmar migrant workers were killed in a bus fire on early March 30 in Thailand, said local authorities.
Public health organisations from member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the globe have pooled their efforts for the development of needed vaccines for the region.
Martín Vizcarra explained he received supporting phone calls from various regional leaders for the April gathering.
The Abu Sayyaf militant group is holding 10 hostages, including a Dutch national, three Indonesians and six Filipinos, said Brigadier General Cirilito Sobejana, commander of the military’s joint Task Force, on March 27.
Small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of the Republic of Korea (RoK) exported 12.6 billion USD worth of goods to Vietnam in 2017, up 33.4 percent over the previous year, reported the Korea Small Business Institute (KOSBI).
Myanmar’s President U Htin Kyaw has resigned from post to take rest, according to an official release of the President Office on March 21.
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (March 20) that he will probably meet Russian President Vladimir Putin who won Sunday's election in a landslide victory "in the not too distant future."
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s official visits to New Zealand and Australia and his attendance at the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit were successful, bringing relations between Vietnam and the two nations to a new height and raising Vietnam's international profile.
Singaporean Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen and his New Zealand counterpart Hon Ron Mark on March 13 co-chaired the second annual Singapore - New Zealand Defence Ministers’ Meeting held in Auckland port city of New Zealand.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) President Moon Jae-in sent his special envoys to visit China and Japan on March 12 after their recent visits to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States.
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)'s silence on its upcoming summits with the United States and the Republic of Korea (RoK) is likely due to caution over organising its stance regarding the meetings, RoK’s Ministry of Unification said on March 12.
Businessman-turned politician Sebastian Pinera was sworn in as Chile's president on March 11, beginning what will be his second term in office after a four-year absence.
The government of Chile has announced that the country’s President Michelle Bachelet and Foreign Minister Heraldo Munos will chair the signing ceremony of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on March 8 (local time).
The application of Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) to restart the second reactor at its No. 2 nuclear plant has been approved by the island's atomic energy authority.
Taiwan's legislative body has the final say on the restart.
A Russian military transport plane crashed in Syria on March 6, killing all 32 people on board, Russian news agencies quoted the Russian Defence Ministry as saying, an incident that sharply raises the death toll from the Kremlin's Syria operation.
China has set its GDP growth target at around 6.5 percent for 2018, unchanged from that for 2017, according to a government work report released on Monday (March 5).
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said on March 2 that a recent United States and the Republic of Korea (RoK) military drill was a prelude to the resumption of large-scale war games held by the US in the RoK.
The Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) on February 28 received a total of 24 F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jets as part of the procurement programme from the US.
Chief justice of the Philippine Supreme Court Maria Lourdes Sereno will start an indefinite leave on March 1 but will not resign, amidst reports that rival justices demanded her to quit in a closed-door meeting.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) agreed on February 27 to send athletes to the Republic of Korea (RoK) on March 7 for the Winter Paralympic Games, according to Seoul's unification ministry.
