North Korea rejects an invitation for leader Kim Jong-un to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in the South Korean capital, Seoul, to be held next week.

Malaysia has rejected a US plan to host an Asia-Pacific trade summit in January.

Several ASEAN leaders on Monday skipped the meeting with US officials at a regional summit in Bangkok.

US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien has accused Beijing of “intimidation” in the South China Sea.

The UN chief says he is “deeply concerned” about the conditions of Myanmar's Rohingya Muslims living in dire conditions at makeshift camps, mainly in Bangladesh.

The penultimate day of the 35th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its respective meetings has been devoted to global economy and trade, with the issues of multilateralism and connectivity taking the center stage.

Malaysian Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad, says Southeast Asian countries need to stick together in the face of a US trade war.

The US and the ASEAN nations have kicked off five-day naval exercises, which will be extended into the South China Sea.

The US military is to hold war games with 10 Southeast Asian nations for the first time in a bid to confront China.

Six bomb blasts rock Thai capital of Bangkok as it hosts a major security summit.