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 ...

The former Portuguese colony, once called East Timor, has come a long way since 2002, when it gained independence from ...

The president of East Timor told The Associated Press on Monday that he would be willing to intercede personally to try and ...

the country of 1.4 million people is among Asia’s poorest and hopes to see gains from integrating its fledgling economy, which at about $2 billion represents only a tiny fraction of ASEAN’s collective ...

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was a “dream realized” for the tiny nation. Meanwhile ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations welcomed East Timor as its newest member Sunday, which its prime minister said was a “dream realized” for the tiny nation.

Malaysia's foreign minister warned his counterparts from Southeast Asia that the space for neutrality is shrinking in a region increasingly shaped by big power rivalry, as they mark U.S. President ...

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