Asean needs double-track diplomacy to solve Myanmar crisis
Asean alone will be unable to bring about change but now such realization should make the leaders of Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore shift gear and change approach
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Positioning Asean-Australia partnership for the future
Recent initiatives represent the largest ever increase in Australia’s development cooperation program with Asean and build on packages announced earlier
RCEP on track to come into force on Jan 1, 2022
The wait is on for four Asean countries and South Korea to ratify the agreement, that will become the world's biggest trade pact by GDP
Blinken and Wang warn against fuelling Taiwan tensions
The two locked horns over Taiwan on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit on Sunday and traded warnings
Indonesia joins search for digital talents in Asia-Pacific
Indonesia’s Presidential Chief of Staff Moeldoko will share solutions and best practices in building a sustainable ecosystem to foster digital talents in the region
Asean, dialogue partners push for greater connectivity, joint vaccine production
The leaders reached the agreement at the 18th Asean-India Summit on October 28, held as a sideline to the three-day 38th and 39th Asean Summits and related meetings which ended…
Asean summit host Brunei says Myanmar is an ‘integral part’ of the bloc
Asean is facing calls to go further by suspending or even expelling Myanmar, but Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, the summit host, sought to defuse tensions.
The Glasgow climate test
World leaders will soon be put to the test at the United Nations Climate Conference — known as COP26 — in Glasgow.
Australia announces $126m support for Asean, seeks upgrade in ties
The sum will support cooperation with Asean on security, climate and health efforts, as Canberra pushes for ties with the region.
US, China up the ante in courting Asean at summit
Washington, Beijing pledged to raise their commitments to Asean, amid a “trust deficit” brought about by the heated superpower rivalry.