The flagship National Training Week (NTW) aims to reach at least 5 million participants from across ASEAN, with an estimated value of over 600 million USD.

Malaysia assumed the ASEAN Chairmanship from Laos on January 1. This year event is held under the theme of “Inclusion and Sustainability”, reflecting the country’s aspiration to build a united and prosperous ASEAN.

Malaysia, as ASEAN Chair in 2025, will host over 300 ASEAN-related meetings, programmes, and summits throughout the year.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on January 10 said that Indonesia has pledged to assist and cooperate with Malaysia in its ASEAN Chairmanship in 2025.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has appointed former Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra as an informal adviser to assist with the country’s ASEAN chairmanship in 2025.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim laid stress on the significance of cooperation within ASEAN while addressing at the Seoul National University on November 26.

Public transport company Prasarana Malaysia Berhad, owned by the country's Government, launched the MyTourist Pass on November 10, to encourage people and tourists to use public transport.

As Malaysia assumes the ASEAN chairmanship in 2025, it should focus on implementing more people-centric measures and enhancing intra-ASEAN trade, said experts.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar bin Ibrahim on October 11 received the ASEAN Chairmanship gavel from the Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone at the closing ceremony of the 44th and 45th ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Vientiane.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Minh Tam has emphasised Vietnam’s tangible and wholehearted contributions to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) over the past time.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hailed Malaysia as Vietnam’s major trade and investment partner at a reception in Hanoi on July 8 for Malaysian Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry Zafrul Abdul Aziz.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a working session with his Lao counterpart Sonexay Siphandone, who is in Hanoi to attend the ASEAN Future Forum, on April 22.

Laos and Brunei on October 3 agreed to upgrade their relationship to a strategic partnership during Bruneian Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah’s ongoing state visit to Laos on the occasion of the 30th founding anniversary of diplomatic relations.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has recorded many economic achievements in 2023 when Indonesia holds the ASEAN Chairmanship, a Vietnamese official has said.

The United Kingdom (UK) on June 5 reaffirmed its strong commitment to supporting Indonesia's ASEAN chairmanship in 2023 through the visit of the UK Prime Minister's Trade Envoy to Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and ASEAN Richard Graham.

Indonesia’s Ministry of Communications and Informatics has launched the ASEANpedia e-book at //s.id/aseanpedia as part of activities during the country's 2023 ASEAN Chairmanship.

ASEAN countries need to improve regional payment connectivity in order to script inclusive economic recovery as well as mitigate any risks that may arise, heard a high-level seminar in Indonesia’s Bali on March 28.

President Joko Widodo officially kicked off Indonesia’s 2023 ASEAN Chairmanship at a launching event in Jakarta on January 29.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc met Speaker of the House of Representatives of Indonesia Puan Maharani on December 22, as part of the Vietnamese leader’s ongoing State visit to Indonesia.

Vietnam wants to further deepen its strategic partnership with France via political party, parliament and government channels as well as cultural and people-to-people exchanges, National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue told President of the French Senate Gérard Larcher in their talks that followed a welcome ceremony for the latter in Hanoi on December 8.