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Bangladesh can offer ASEAN a bridge between South Asia and Southeast Asia: FBCCI
Economy

Bangladesh can offer ASEAN a bridge between South Asia and Southeast Asia: FBCCI

FBCCI Vice President Joshoda Jibon Deb Nath said, “Bangladesh will soon graduate from LDC countries in 2026, and it will try to enter into several FTA and PTA with South East Asian emerging...

Military personnel attend the opening ceremony of a joint-military drills ASEAN Solidarity Exercise at Batu Ampar port on Batam island, Indonesia, September 19, 2023, in this photo taken by Antara Foto. Antara Foto/Teguh Prihatna/ via REUTERS
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ASEAN kicks off its first-ever joint military drills in Indonesia

From left to right, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris walk to attend the East Asia Summit at the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023. Achmad Ibrahim/Pool via REUTERS
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Southeast Asians wary of new conflicts as big powers join ASEAN summit

Philippines President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sarun Charoensuwan, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao hold hands for a family photo before the start of the ASEAN-China Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/Pool
World+Biz

World leaders talk trade, security in ASEAN-led summit

FILE PHOTO: Passengers wait for their train in front of a TV broadcasting a news report on North Korea firing a ballistic missile off its east coast, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, July 12, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo
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ASEAN countries concerned over N Korea missile launches

President praises IORA for promoting balanced development in Indian Ocean region
Bangladesh

President praises IORA for promoting balanced development in Indian Ocean region

China's Premier Li Qiang (L) is greeted by Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo upon his arrival at the 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, 06 September 2023. Indonesia will host the 43rd ASEAN Summit and related summits on 05 to 07 September 2023. MAST IRHAM/Pool via REUTERS
China

China warns against 'new Cold War' at ASEAN summit

Philippines President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, Thailand's Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sarun Charoensuwan, Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, Laos' Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, and East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao hold hands for a family photo before the start of the ASEAN-China Summit in Jakarta, Indonesia, September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan/Pool
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ASEAN welcomes world leaders as China-US rivalry overshadows region

FILE PHOTO: Myanmar's military parade to mark the 72nd Armed Forces Day in the capital Naypyitaw, Myanmar March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun/File Photo
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Myanmar junta condemns 'one-sided' ASEAN statement on violence

The seat reserved for Myanmar is left empty during the 27th ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC) Council Meeting ahead of the ASEAN Summit at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, 04 September 2023. MAST IRHAM/Pool via REUTERS
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Conflict-riven Myanmar cedes upcoming ASEAN chair to Philippines

Photo: Collected
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An orangutan, chirping birds and a waterfall at ASEAN venue contrast to Jakarta's pollution outside

President Md Shahabuddin attends the opening session of the 43rd Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at the Plenary Hall of Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) on 5 September 2023. Photo: PID
Bangladesh

President Shahabuddin joins Asean Summit in Indonesia

Asean launched negotiations on the Asean Defa, which will facilitate more seamless cross-border digital trade, in Jakarta, on Aug 3. PHOTO: REUTERS
World+Biz

Indonesia warns ASEAN on 'destructive' rivalry as Jakarta summit opens