In an unprecedented move to revive a gemstone economy hollowed out by Western sanctions and battlefield losses, Myanmar’s military regime has launched its first official jade auction on Chinese soil.

Top Southeast Asian diplomats gather for the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Post-Ministerial Conference and Related Meetings in Manila on July 21, 2026. (Courtesy: ASEAN) The Association of ...

Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa Lazaro, in her capacity as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Chair’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, on Sunday rejected as “malicious and misleading” ...

MANILA, Philippines — Southeast Asia’s top diplomats will express alarm over renewed hostilities in the Middle East and call for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz when they gather in the ...

July 13 (Reuters) - ASEAN's re-engagement with Myanmar runs the risk of providing legitimacy to the military-led government and undermining the regional group's own plan to end violence in the ...

BANGKOK—Southeast Asian foreign ministers pressed their Myanmar counterpart for “concrete” progress on a stagnant Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) peace plan for the country during a ...