The delegation of more than 50 companies is a sign of rising interest in the global manufacturing hub, which is benefiting from a shift away from China amid Sino-US trade friction.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah underlined the importance of increasing cooperation between ASEAN and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.
UNICEF says 390 people had been wounded or killed by landmines or unexploded ordnances in 2022, an almost 40 percent spike compared to 2021.
Two years on, Myanmar's junta still hasn't carried out the agreed-upon peace plan that called for an end to violence and dialogue between the military and rebels.
Two years after the coup, Washington DC also warns against the South Asian country's purchase of military equipment from Russia.
Once one of the fastest-growing economies in Southeast Asia, Myanmar has now fallen way behind since the 2021 military takeover, with an estimated 40 percent of the population living in poverty.
US President Joe Biden held talks with allies Japan and South Korea as fears mount North Korea would soon conduct its seventh nuclear test amid a record-breaking recent spate of missile tests.
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov criticised Biden's Indo-Pacific strategy at the conclusion of the ASEAN summit, saying the US is attempting to bypass "inclusive structures" for regional co-operation.
US President Joe Biden, who is on a whirlwind trip with stops at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt, ASEAN in Phnom Penh and the G20 summit in Indonesia, referred to Cambodia as Colombia.
"Indiscriminate attacks on civilians are horrendous and heartbreaking," UN chief Guterres said following an ASEAN-UN meeting, drawing attention to the “dramatic violations of human rights” in the country.
Several representatives of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations blame Myanmar's military rulers for failing to implement a peace plan agreed upon jointly last year.
Top US diplomat for East Asia urges foreign ministers of ASEAN bloc to "apply pressure" on the military regime, warning Washington is "not going to sit idly."
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