US elevates relationship with Laos to higher level
Visiting deputy secretary of state Wendy Sherman said a number of projects are being taken up
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Asean urges North Korea to comply with UN Security Council resolutions
An Asean statement further said that diplomatic efforts, including the creation of a conducive environment for peaceful dialogue among all concerned parties, should remain a…
Asean nations take comfort from not being forced by US and China to choose sides: Defence minister
Singapore's Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen also said Asean countries would take comfort that both defence leaders had their first in-person meeting in Singapore.
Asean chair to Myanmar’s SAC: Refrain from death penalty use
Asean chair Hun Sen also reiterated his commitment to help Myanmar return to normalcy and return to full participation in the ten-nation bloc.
Australia, China defence ministers meet for first time in 3 years
The meeting between Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles and Chinese counterpart Wei Fenghe took place on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit and lasted…
China testing Philippines resolve to keep Ayungin Shoal
China’s use of fishing devices to prevent the Philippines to carry out a resupply mission in Ayungin was also the first time, at least publicly, that it tried to do such an act…
Bongbong Marcos ‘welcome’ to US given his ‘diplomatic immunity’: Official
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman also stressed the “robust” relations between Manila and Washington, which spans 75 years.
S’pore, China sign defence agreements to boost professional, academic exchanges
The formal meeting of defence ministers is an initiative under the enhanced Agreement on Defence Exchanges and Security Cooperation, a pact signed in October 2019 to significantly…
Philippines protests ‘illegal’ return of over 100 Chinese vessels at Julian Felipe Reef
The Department of Foreign Affairs stressed that the reef is “within the territorial sea of relevant high tide features in the Kalayaan Island Group, including Chigua Reef,”…
Time to boost ties with Philippines: US think tank
The report also pushed for a stronger implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (Edca), a pact signed in 2014 which allows the United States to construct…