East Timor has been formally admitted into the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s.

Asia's youngest nation East Timor on Sunday became the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN, fulfilling a vision set ...

East Timor (Timor-Leste) officially joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations during its Kuala Lumpur summit on Sunday, a move that allows the country to participate in Asean's free-trade and ...

East Timor has joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) as the bloc’s 11th member state in a move Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao hailed as a “dream realised”. The flag of East Timor, ...

East Timor joined the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) bloc as its 11th member state on Sunday, after 14 years ...

Leste, the nation has a recent history of colonisation by Portugal and Indonesia, with some US assistance. Where does it ...

Leste, officially became the 11th member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Sunday, fulfilling a vision ...

Southeast Asian foreign ministers met ahead of a landmark ASEAN summit, where East Timor will be formally welcomed as the bloc's 11th member. US President Donald Trump attends, marking his first Asia ...

Prime Minister Xanana Gusmao called Dili’s inclusion ‘a powerful affirmation of our journey, marked by resilience and hope’.

The East Timor ceremony marked the opening of ASEAN’s annual summit, followed by two days of high-level engagements with key partners including China, Japan, India, Australia, Russia, South Korea and ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — East Timor’s prime minister told leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that it was a “dream realized” for his nation to be admitted to the bloc and an ...