A year after East Timor officially joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, President Jose Ramos-Horta said on Monday he has seen economic progress, with major investments flowing into Asia's youngest country."Maybe because of joining ASEAN," investor confidence in the country has increased, Ramos-Horta said in an interview with Kyodo News at the presidential palace in Dili. The country of 1.4 million people became the 11th member of ASEAN on Oct. 26, 2025.While it agreed to strengthen cooperation with China in 2024, including holding joint military drills, the Nobel Peace Prize w…READ FULL ARTICLE
