ASEAN and the world

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev began an official visit to Algeria at the invitation of his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Ouyahia.

On October 11th, US President Donald Trump appointed Ms. Kirstjen Nielsen as the Secretary of Homeland Security.

US House of Representatives’ Appropriations Committee has approved an USD36.5 billion package to help Americans recover from hurricanes.

The massive forest fire hit Northern California, killing 21 people.

On October 10th, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha announced the country will hold its General Election in November 2018.

The United States and the Republic of Korea (RoK) will hold a strategic dialogue in Seoul on October 18th, according to the RoK’s Foreign Ministry.

A massive forest fire has hit Northern California with firestorms killing at least 10 people as of October 9th.

(CPV) - Easing restrictions on labor migration can boost workers’ welfare and deepen regional economic integration, the World Bank said on October 9th in the “Migrating to Opportunity” report.

The ASEAN Committee in Mexico City (ACMC) on October 6th handed over a cheque worth 50,000 peso (USD2,800) to the Mexico Red Cross to support victims of two historical earthquakes on September 7th and 19th in the country’s central southwest region.

The British author Kazuo Ishiguro, the novelist best known for his book “The Remains of the Day” won the 2017 Nobel Prize in literature on October 5th.

Tropical storm Nate killed at least 20 people in Central America, including Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Honduras, on October 5th.

On October 3rd, the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Mr. Paik Jin-hyun was elected as President of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).

A conference on the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) is being held in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands of India, taking the theme “UNCLOS: Solutions for Managing the Maritime Global Commons”.

The sixth East Sea conference held by the Maritime Institute of Malaysia (MIMA) opened in Kuala Lumpur on October 4th under the theme “Fostering a shared future in the East Sea”.

(CPV) - ADB has approved two projects worth over USD210 million in debt financing from the Leading Asia’s Private Infrastructure Fund (LEAP) in its first year of operation.

US President Donald Trump and his spouse Melania arrived in Las Vegas to visit the victims of deadliest mass shooting in American history.

The Mongolian Parliament on October 4th named Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh of the Mongolia People’s Party (MPP) as new Prime Minister.

On October 1st (local time), at least 59 people were killed and more than 500 people were injured after a gunman opened fire on an outdoor concert packed with 22,000 fans in Las Vegas, Nevada, the US.

The 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to the three US scientists: Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash, and Michael Young, for their discoveries about the body’s daily rhythms.

The White House on October 3rd said that the US. Congress is preparing a USD29 billion aid package for hurricane relief.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been re-elected as the Head of ruling Party (PML-N).

Myanmar and Bangladesh have discussed measures to ensure safety for the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in recent times.

On October 1st, China held a number of activities to mark the 68th National Day of the People’s Republic of China (October 1st, 1949 – October 1st, 2017).

(CPV) - The Lao PDR's economic growth is on track to reach 6.9% in 2017 as foreseen in April this year, despite a slightly sluggish growth by 6.8% in the first half of the year. Firm economic growth is expected for 2017 and 2018, ADB forecasts in its annual flagship economic publication, Asian Development Outlook (ADO) 2017 Update, released on 26 September 2017.

Russian President Vladimir Putin began his official visit to Turkmenistan at the invitation of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov on October 2nd.

An earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale struck the southern Philippines on September 24th.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been re-elected for a fourth term in a general election.

The Nobel Foundation has announced this year's winners will receive a larger monetary award worth over a million dollars.

(CPV) - Ministers from the six member countries of the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) on September 20th 2017 endorsed a five-year action plan framework that includes USD64 billion in projects to help the subregion achieve inclusive growth and sustainable development.

The number of tourists to Cambodia surged during the Phchum Ben festival , according to Cambodian Ministry of Tourism.