Ho Chi Minh City, Oct. 31 -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) needs stronger international legal frameworks and regional cooperation to translate climate commitments into practical action while ensuring a fair green transition, experts said at the fifth annual ASEAN conference on climate change (ACCC5 2026) in Ho Chi Minh City on October 30.

The conference, themed "Shaping the climate regime in Southeast Asia through international law," was jointly organised by the Ho Chi Minh City University of Law (ULAW) and the Centre for International Law at the National University of Singapore (CIL-NUS).

It brought together experts, scientists, researchers, universities and representatives of domestic and international management ...