Asean to rethink peace plan if Myanmar conducts more executions
The 10-member bloc has been pushing for Myanmar to adhere to a five-point peace plan it agreed to last year.
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Cambodia PM seeks Asean support for ‘Green Deal’ at foreign minister meeting
He added that more measures are needed to recover from the impacts of Covid-19, although various initiatives have been established, including the RCEP.
Pyongyang lashes out at Seoul’s appointment of North Korea human rights ambassador
Seoul’s Foreign Ministry appointed Lee Shin-wha to the post on July 28, reviving the ambassador-at-large post.
S. Korea, US, Japan start Pacific Dragon ballistic missile defense drill this week
A total of five countries – South Korea, Australia, Canada, Japan, and the US – will participate in the multilateral exercise.
Black object, believed to be rocket fragment, found in Malaysia
The object, found buried about half a metre in the ground, is believed to be debris from China’s Long March 5B rocket, which came crashing back to Earth on July 31.
Tourist traps in South-east Asia: Fake orphans and floating-market scams
South-East Asia is blessed with a host of spectacular attractions, but also cursed by many tourist traps.
Russian foreign minister to attend Asean Foreign Ministers’ meetings
The 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and related meetings will be hosted in Phnom Penh from July 31 to August 6.
Poker, not chess, is the name of the game in the Indo-Pacific
The writer says when Indonesia takes over the rotating Asean chair next year, multipolarity should be top of its agenda.
Asia stepping up fight against more infectious Covid-19 variants
Health experts note that the current number of deaths remains relatively low, but infection numbers are expected to pick up pace in the coming weeks.
Is NATO setting a dangerous course foraying into Indo-Pacific? It depends
While for Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand, the name of the game is alliance formation, for most of the rest of Asia, it is still called hedging — at least for now.