Timor-Leste’s ASEAN admission “reflects the strength of its democracy, built through regular elections, peaceful political transitions and a vibrant civil society that continues to hold institutions accountable,” Lin says. Timor-Leste, Southeast Asia’s smallest economy, is now ASEAN’s newest member.

The former Portuguese colony, once called East Timor, has come a long way since 2002, when it gained independence from Indonesia after 24 years of brutal occupation. Back then Timor-Leste had “no economy to speak of,

The country’s admission caps off a 14-year journey toward accession, but also presents new challenges for the Southeast Asian bloc.

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President Donald Trump, during his trip to Asia, will participate in the 47th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia before making stops in Japan and South Korea.

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East Timor has been formally admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s. The integration of the region’s youngest and poorest

A new tournament, the FIFA ASEAN Cup, will be launched as part of an agreement between FIFA and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), aimed at boosting the development of football across the region.

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. attended the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia and the APEC meeting in South Korea; updates on investigations into alleged flood control project anomalies; and Filipinos across the country prepare for Undas.