Vietnam-Singapore relations core to a stronger Southeast Asia: Experts
The cooperation is of great importance to turning Southeast Asia into a strong, prosperous economy in the next three decades, he said.
Geopolitics
US says Pakistan will continue to be its ‘stalwart partner’ in fight against terrorism
Over the past few months, terrorism has been rearing its head again in the country,
Experts laud Cambodia-India military ties boost
“Historically, their bilateral relations were just at the level of religion and culture, so this represents a new development”, researcher Vann Bunna said.
Philippine Coast Guard finds claims of Chinese boat crew ‘suspicious’
Aside from the lack of proper identification for the crew members, the vessel did not have pertinent documents for its operations.
Asean does matter to Russia, a lot.
The writer says Asean has taken a balanced, neutral approach to the issue of the Ukrainian crisis despite enormous pressure from the West.
The popping of China’s diplomatic trial balloon
The writer says the current US-China row may yet spur another race in space.
US military searches for balloon remnants as China urges restraint
A successful recovery could potentially give the US insight into China’s spying capabilities, though US officials have downplayed the balloon’s impact on national security.
KMT official from Taiwan to visit mainland
Vice-chairman of the Kuomintang political party Hsia Li-yan will visit the Chinese mainland from Feb 8 to Feb 17, and attend cross-Straits exchange activities.
India opens largest helicopter factory in new defence push
India is one of the largest arms importers in the world and, even with its recent push towards local defence production, still relies heavily on hardware from Moscow, its largest…
Phnom Penh proposed for RCEP Secretariat
Chairman of the Asian Vision Institute Sok Siphana floated the idea while delivering a `lecture which summarised the achievements and challenges of Cambodia’s chairmanship of…