Vietnam, India agree to foster deeper partnership
Meeting in New Delhi, the foreign ministers shared their delight at the progress of the Vietnam-India ties, even during the pandemic.
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‘No chance’ Myanmar polls will be free and fair: U.S. diplomat
US State Department's Derek Chollet also cast doubt over the ruling military’s pledge to hold elections in August 2023.
PH wins seat in UN body in charge of UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
Under the convention, the commission will make recommendations to coastal states on matters related to the establishment of the outer limits of its continental shelf.
Albanese heralds ‘strategic reset’ of Australia-Indonesia ties: CSIS
Foreign policy observers expect Malaysia-born Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong to improve understanding of, and communication with Asean.
Japan offers strategic aid to Philippines
Tokyo will help Manila develop its own military-industrial complex.
Regional security, Myanmar top Prayut, US defence chief meeting
America's Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin made a three-day visit to Thailand.
Manila gets massive China loans days before Duterte goes
The sum would be used to build a bridge connecting President Rodrigo Duterte’s hometown Davao City with Samal Island.
Problems at Causeway since reopening over a month ago
While issues persist on both side, some Malaysians, unaware of the “white card”, are forced to wait for up to three hours to fill up the short term pass online at the border.
Asean chair Hun Sen calls for stay of Myanmar ‘executions’
He said Cambodia strongly believed that the planned capital punishments, if indeed carried out, will trigger very strong and widespread negative reactions from the international…
Prabowo champions ‘Asian ways’ amid big power rivalry
Prabowo also said the geography of Southeast Asia meant the region was the crossroad of “imperialism, big powers domination and depredation”.