Laos, Mongolia ink audit cooperation agreements

Lao and Mongolian state audit agencies will partner to strengthen financial management by enhancing ties between their state inspection organisations. An agreement on cooperation in this field was signed in Vientiane by the President of Laos’ State Audit Organisation, Mr Viengthavisone Thepphachanh, and Chairman of the National Audit Office of Mongolia, Mr Zagojav Deleg, in […]

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ASEAN seeks to tackle Myanmar crisis, South China Sea tension as ministers meet in Laos

The Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN met in Laos on Wednesday as it seeks to advance a stalled bid to resolve a crisis in Myanmar and cool tensions in the South China Sea, days ahead of a gathering of top diplomats from the world’s biggest powers. The meeting of the foreign ministers from the Association of […]

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Asean summit kicks off in Jakarta with focus on regional economic growth

Jakarta: The 43rd Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Summit and related summits kicked off in Indonesia’s Jakarta on Tuesday (5 September) with a focus on establishing the region as an epicentre of economic growth. Addressing the opening ceremony, Indonesian President Joko Widodo, whose country is holding the rotating Asean chair this year, urged Asean […]

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