HANGZHOU, Sept 6 — The torch relay for the Hangzhou Asian Games is set to commence on September 8 near the iconic West Lake, as announced during a press conference on Wednesday at the Hangzhou Asian Games main media centre, reported Xinhua.

MOSCOW, Sept 6 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced the launch of the Japan-Asean Comprehensive Connectivity Initiative, which involves expanding cooperation in six key areas, ranging from infrastructure and maritime to digital connectivity.

JAKARTA, Sept 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has emphasised the crucial need to maintain the present peace and stability in the Asean region while reinforcing the existing multilateral framework between Asean and China.

JAKARTA, Sept 6 — The Asean Coordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control (ACC THPC) was inaugurated as part of the agenda of the 43rd Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Jakarta on Tuesday, Antara news agency reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 6 — Australia has identified four key sectors with the most potential growth to further deepen economic cooperation with Malaysia under its newly launched “Invested: Australia’s Southeast Asia Economic Strategy to 2040”.

MOSCOW, Sept 6 — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Wednesday announced the launch of the Japan-Asean Comprehensive Connectivity Initiative, which involves expanding cooperation in six key areas, ranging from infrastructure and maritime to digital connectivity.

SHANGHAI, Sept 6 — The 2 millionth vehicle produced by Tesla Gigafactory Shanghai rolled off the assembly line on Wednesday, reaching a new milestone, the company said, reported Xinhua.

JAKARTA, Sept 6 — The Asean Coordinating Centre for Transboundary Haze Pollution Control (ACC THPC) was inaugurated as part of the agenda of the 43rd Summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Jakarta on Tuesday, reported ANTARA News Agency.

CHICAGO, Sept 6 — Boeing on Tuesday said that Aviation Capital Group (ACG) has finalised an order for 13 737 MAX jets, increasing the aeroplane lessor's order book to 47 737 MAXs, reported dpa news agency.

CANBERRA, Sept.

ISTANBUL, Sept 6 — Japan will strengthen maritime safety with Southeast Asian nations, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday, ahead of his summit with the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Indonesia's capital Jakarta.

JAKARTA, Sept 6 — Digital transformation in finance encourages the creation of financial inclusion in the Asean region, Deputy Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Rosan Roeslani said, reported the ANTARA News Agency.

BEIJING, Sept 6 — Chinese state-owned semiconductor conglomerate Tsinghua Unigroup plans to accelerate its international expansion, with Southeast Asia a vital target region, its chairman Li Bin said on Wednesday.

JAKARTA, Sept 6 — Southeast Asia's Asean bloc on Wednesday welcomed world leaders to Indonesia's capital for a summit likely to be dominated by worry about rivalry between the United States (US) and China overshadowing the region.

JAKARTA, Sept 6 — The Indonesian Communication and Information Ministry has invited business players from the United States to invest in digital infrastructure to support the Asean digital economy, including through investment in Indonesia's digital infrastructure, the Antara news agency reported.

CAIRO, Sept.

LONDON, Sept 6 — Factors such as obesity and alcohol consumption are contributing to a worrying rise in global cancer cases among younger people, a study suggests, reported German news agency (dpa).

JAKARTA, Sept 5 — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recommended three main steps for Asean member countries to survive through the current difficult economic challenges, including inflationary pressures and liquidity tightening, the Antara news agency reported.

JAKARTA, Sept 5 — Tens of thousands of Indonesian workers in Malaysia who do not have documents have been sent home, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

JAKARTA, Sept 5 — Myanmar needs to fulfil its obligation as an Asean member state and adhere to the provisions of the Asean Charter, according to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.