Malaysian premier hosting 47th ASEAN summit, with participation of presidents from US, South Africa, Brazil, South Korea, among others - Anadolu Ajansı

Southeast Asian countries are promoting the use of local currencies in trade to reduce their reliance on the US dollar and mitigate risks from American sanctions. However, online claims that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) had announced it will stop settling their trade in the dollar are false;

Masters of Statecraft Turn World Inside Out It began with a head-butt and ended with Asian domination of the world -- and in between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice played the piano. The annual gala dinner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations lived up to its reputation as the wacky highlight of regional diplomacy on Thursday night. By Reuters

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told the East Asia summit on Monday that Asia-Pacific leaders must choose dialogue over coercion and cooperation over confrontation, stressing the need for engagement in light of global conflicts in Gaza,

We trust, we will achieve a just and durable peace' under leadership of US president, says bloc's chair Malaysian Premier Anwar Ibrahim - Anadolu Ajansı

With the Association of Southeast Asian Nations leaders meeting in Kuala Lumpur, the growing problem of scam centers is in the spotlight.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a key regional intergovernmental organization that encourages political, economic, and social cooperation among Southeast Asian nations. Since its establishment in 1967,

East Timor's Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao speaks during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, when his nation formally became the bloc's 11th member