Outcome of China’s application to join CPTPP trade pact not yet known: S’pore PM
China, along with several others such as Britain, Ecuador and Costa Rica, has applied to join the agreement.
Geopolitics
Asean remain committed to Five-Point Consensus on Myanmar crisis
Asean leaders also urged all parties concerned to de-escalate tensions and exercise the utmost restraint.
Jokowi pushes for regional peace, stability in meetings with Asean partners
As geopolitical tensions color the ASEAN Summit, Jokowi also raised the issue of food security on Nov 12, 2022.
Cambodia, China sign $1.6 billion deal for second expressway
Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol said the Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway will break ground in 2023 and be completed by the end of 2026 or early 2027.
ASEAN ready to respond to pressing issues: Summit spokesman
Summit spokesman Kung Phoak also said that there were already several challenges facing the region when Cambodia assumed chairmanship, including the pandemic.
Yoon to discuss North Korea nuclear threat with US, Japan leaders
Along with the trilateral summit, a Korea-US bilateral summit was also confirmed by the presidential office, without details on the time and place of the meeting.
What will Korean version of Indo-Pacific strategy look like?
The US' key partners such as Japan and European states laid out their diplomatic strategies for the Indo-Pacific region years ago, but South Korea has been slow to embrace one of…
China commends El Salvador’s decision to end ‘pact’ with Taiwan
Noting that the decision signified the complete abolition of the so-called "free-trade pact", foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said that "China highly appreciates that El…
Biden, Xi to discuss Taiwan, trade and other issues in meeting next week
A senior administration official said the meeting would be an in-depth and substantive conversation for the leaders to better understand each other’s priorities and intentions.
Putin will not attend Group of 20 Summit in Bali
Experts said Putin's absence would hurt the summit, with no progress likely to be made on the Ukraine war and its global economic fallout.