South Korea’s Yoon to meet Japan PM again amid thaw: Sources
Yoon’s decision to compensate Korean victims without involving Japanese firms put behind a dispute over forced labor during Japan’s 1910-45 rule of the Korean Peninsula.
Geopolitics
Bongbong Marcos discusses with China recent Chinese, Filipino vessels near-crash
A Chinese coast guard ship cut off a Philippine patrol vessel carrying journalists in the disputed South China Sea, causing a near-collision.
North Korea dismisses legitimacy of sending US nuclear submarine
North Korean media steps up their criticism of Washington Declaration and boasts greater alignment with China and Russia.
Philippines not ‘staging post’ for foreign powers: Marcos
“We’ll not encourage any provocative action by any country that will involve the Philippines", he said.
Just expel the Myanmar’s junta from Asean
The writer says ASEAN should just expel the junta-controlled Myanmar from ASEAN and intensify talks with the opposition groups, including with NUG, instead.
How different is Dhaka’s outlook from the US Indo-Pacific Strategy?
The unveiling of the Indo-Pacific Outlook has been broadly welcomed by many Bangladeshi analysts and diplomats.
The BJP is playing with fire by creating a pretext for religious conflict in IHK as well as India
The paper says giving one religious community weapons and state authorisation to use them will only heighten tensions in a sensitive region.
Moscow reaffirms continued support for ASEAN centrality
Deputy foreign minister Andrei Rudenko also expressed appreciation for Cambodia’s smooth coordination of ASEAN-Russia dialogue relations from 2021 to 2024.
Philippines looks to ‘sole treaty partner’ US to strengthen ties: Marcos
President Marcos also stressed the need to find ways to strengthen alliances “in the face of the new economy post-pandemic.”
Marcos, Biden cite importance of respecting sovereign rights in South China Sea
In a joint statement of the leaders, Marcos and Biden also supported the rights of Filipino fishermen’s rights to pursue their livelihoods within the Philippines’ EEZ.