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LEADERS FROM SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS BEGIN SUMMIT
Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN kicked off here their 31st summit on Monday, with peace, stability and cooperation high on their agenda... READ MORE›
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U.S. TO SPEND $90 MILLION TO CLEAR BOMBS IN LAOS
Obama is the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos... READ MORE›
CHINA IS TRANSFORMING SOUTHEAST ASIA FASTER THAN EVER
China's investment is transforming its smaller Southeast Asian neighbors like never before while helping turn Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar into bigger destinations for its exports... READ MORE›
TENSIONS OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA BELIE SUMMIT CORDIALITY
China, Taiwan, the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei claim parts or all of the resource-rich South China Sea, making it a hot spot of regional tension... READ MORE›
OBAMA BECOMES FIRST SITTING PRESIDENT TO VISIT LAOS
Many human rights groups are calling on Obama to speak up about Laos' human rights record, which includes jailing civil society activists... READ MORE›
LAOS DESTINATION IN ILLEGAL IVORY TRADE SO FAR ELUDES GLOBAL CRACKDOWN
Similarly, a shipment of about 600 pounds of elephant tusks intercepted in 2009 by the Kenyan wildlife authorities was being sent to Mr. Vixay's company in Laos... READ MORE›
REPORTING ON LIFE DEATH AND CORRUPTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
I came to see Southeast Asia as a land of great people and bad governments, of remarkable graciousness but distressing levels of impunity... READ MORE›
OBAMA, DUTERTE EXCHANGE 'PLEASANTRIES' AFTER SPAT
The White House said the remarks weren't constructive and prompted called off the meeting, which had been slated for Tuesday... READ MORE›
SOUTH CHINA SEA ROW TOPS ASEAN SUMMIT AGENDA
Asian leaders have played down tensions over the South China Sea in a carefully worded summit statement In Vientiane, Laos... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINES FREES FOUR EAST TIMORESE TO ATTEND ASEAN MEETING
The civil society conference organizers understand the more stringent security measures being implemented due to the upcoming ASEAN summit, Viajar said... READ MORE›
ASEAN OVERCOMES COMMUNIQUE IMPASSE, URGES NON-MILITARISATION IN SOUTH CHINA SEA
Some countries are wary about the possible repercussions of defying Beijing by taking a stronger stand... READ MORE›
OBAMA BLAMES TRADE AGREEMENT DELAY ON U.S. ELECTION
President Obama also paid tribute to survivors of unexploded bombs the U.S.A dropped on Laos... READ MORE›
OBAMA OFFERS $90M HELP THE VICTIMS OF AMERICA'S SECRET WAR
President Obama announces 90m to help clear unexploded US bombs in Laos... READ MORE›
BARACK OBAMA SAYS AMERICANS WILL REJECT DONALD TRUMP'S 'WACKY' IDEAS
President Barack Obama said on Thursday that Donald Trump confirms his belief that the Republican is not qualified to be president... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP 'INVITES RODRIGO DUTERTE TO WHITE HOUSE NEXT YEAR'
He said Mr Duterte had invited Mr Trump to visit the Philippines next year when it chairs the Association of South East Asian Nations ASEAN ... READ MORE›
IN RARE VISIT TO TINY LAOS, KERRY SEEKS CLOSER RELATIONS
Kerry is trying to help the United States make more inroads... READ MORE›
INDONESIAN OFFICIALS SAY AIRASIA FLIGHT QZ8501 SENT NO DISTRESS SIGNAL
AirAsia, which has a presence in most of Southeast Asia and recently India, has never lost a plane before and has a good safety track record... READ MORE›
PHILIPPINE FM LAUDS CHINA'S POSITIVE ROLE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
At the ASEAN foreign ministers' meeting, the 10 ASEAN ministers commended the growing role of China in the region... READ MORE›
CHINA IS TOP FOREIGN INVESTOR BEHIND LAOS' FAST GROWTH
For example, according to a Laos official, only 2 percent of the population in the Lao PDR run businesses... READ MORE›
80 MILLION UNEXPLODED BOMBS: OBAMA ACKNOWLEDGES SCARS OF AMERICA, PLEDGES MONEY FOR LAOS CLEAN UP
The total package is close to the US100 million the United States has spent in the past 20 years on clearing its UXO in Laos... READ MORE›
OBAMA'S FOUR-SUMMIT TRIP DID NOT ALWAYS GO ACCORDING TO SCRIPT
As Obama prepared to wrap up a four-summit trip in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, he faced difficult challenges on his return to Washington... READ MORE›
CHINA RELEASES DAM WATER TO EASE SE ASIA DROUGHT
In addition, Thailand, Cambodia and Laos have plans to build 11 new dams, potentially affecting 82 percent of the Mekong River's water... READ MORE›
'MAYBE IT IS PIE IN THE SKY'
'Maybe it is pie in the sky' As leaders head for Laos, a plea from wife of missing activist... READ MORE›
BEIJING SAYS BUILDING HAS STOPPED IN SOUTH CHINA SEA, BUT TENSIONS REMAIN AT ASEAN
Beijing says building has stopped in south china sea but tensions remain at asean... READ MORE›
AFTER TPP COLLAPSE, SOUTH-EAST ASIAN NATIONS FEAR GETTING CAUGHT IN SUPERPOWER RIVALRY
Bangkok South-east Asian nations have expressed concern they will become caught up in superpower rivalries after the Trump administration ended the 12-nation Pacific trade deal... READ MORE›
PRESSURE GROWS FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN COUNTERTERROR COOPERATION AFTER PARIS ATTACKS
As global leaders arrive in Asia for a series of summits, pressure is increasing on Southeast Asian nations to cooperate more to combat terrorism -- i... READ MORE›
CHINA APPEARS TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE AFTER THE SOUTH CHINA SEA RULING
China appears to be more aggressive after the South China Sea ruling - Asia Times... READ MORE›
'I PUT MY $67M WINNING LOTTERY TICKET THROUGH THE ...
Trains will be designed to travel at speeds of up to 250 kilometres per hour, according to State Railway of Thailand governor Wutthichart Kalayanmitr... READ MORE›
SAVE THE SLAVES, SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT
The shrimp made its way into major U.S. food stores and retailers, including Walmart, Kroger, Dollar General and Petco, along with the restaurant Olive Garden... READ MORE›
NEIGHBOURS AVOID CRITICISING BEIJING OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA
Four Asean members - Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei - have competing claims with Beijing over parts of the South China Sea... READ MORE›
ASEAN'S QUEST TO BOOST FREE TRADE
Malaysia's Prime Minister has announced the formal establishment of the ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations Economic Community... READ MORE›