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AUSTRALIA, ASEAN AGREE TO START REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE COOPERATION
A spokeswoman for Bishop said on Monday the agreement was purely an ASEAN initiative and not to counter China ... READ MORE›
AUSTRALIA, SOUTHEAST ASIA TO SHARE INTELLIGENCE TO FIGHT TERROR
Australia signed an agreement on Saturday with Southeast Asian nations including Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines promising to share intelligence to combat terrorism... READ MORE›
INDONESIA TO CONFRONT ROHINGYA CRISIS AT ASEAN
Malcolm Turnbull won't commit to raising the issue of Myanmar's Rohingya crisis at the Sydney meeting of ASEAN leaders this weekend, but Indonesia will... READ MORE›
ASEAN HOPES TO EXPEDITE CODE OF CONDUCT ON SOUTH CHINA SEA
ASEAN hopes to expedite code of conduct on South China Sea Singapore... READ MORE›
ASEAN RENEWS CALLS FOR DURABLE SOLUTION TO ROHINGYA CRISIS
Southeast Asian foreign ministers renewed calls Tuesday for a durable solution of the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, and affirmed the need to enhance trust to... READ MORE›
SOUTH CHINA SEA ISLAND EXPANSION IS DISCERNIBLY REASONABLE
This is what keeps happening with China's so-called island building in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
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ASEAN STATEMENT ON SOUTH CHINA SEA MAY RILE CHINA
Asean references to the South China Sea issue typically do not name China... READ MORE›
TRUMP SAYS HE BELIEVES INTELLIGENCE ASSESSMENT THAT RUSSIA INTERFERED IN ELECTION BUT PUTIN DOES NOT
President Trump, visited Hanoi after taking part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit hosted by Vietnam this year... 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›
TRUMP SKIPS EAST ASIA SUMMIT PLENARY, BUT SAYS TRIP WAS A SUCCESS
Trump left for home from the Philippines after a lunch with the other leaders, as meetings were running about two hours behind schedule... READ MORE›
TRUMP MEETS PHILIPPINES LEADER DUTERTE FOR THE FIRST TIME
Relations with Trump have been far warmer, with Duterte performing a playful impression of his first phone call with Trump last December... READ MORE›
ASEAN MEETS AMID KOREA TENSION AND SOUTH CHINA SEA ROW
Developments on Korean Peninsula and South China Sea dispute set to dominate agenda of conference in Philippine capital... READ MORE›
ASIAN NATIONS PULLED INTO CHINA'S ORBIT AS TRUMP PUTS AMERICA FIRST
South china sea code with beijing must be legally binding asean chief... READ MORE›
KEY BODY IS TURNING POINT IN CHINA, ASEAN RELATIONS, OFFICIALS SAY[1]
China-ASEAN Science and Technology Industry Cooperation Committee was inaugurated during the China-ASEAN Science and Technology Industry and Business Cooperation Forum on Oct 26 in Beijing... READ MORE›
TILLERSON HAILS SANCTIONS AT ASEAN MEETING
Mr. Lavrov also said Mr. Tillerson had promised to send the United States special envoy for Ukraine, Kurt Volker, to Moscow for discussions... READ MORE›
GALA GLITZ MASKS ASIA'S TENSIONS AS TRUMP WINDS UP TOUR
U.S. President Donald Trump toasts with Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte during the gala dinner marking ASEAN's 50th anniversary in Manila, Philippines November 12, 2017... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP, NARENDRA MODI WANT INDIA, US TO HAVE WORLD'S GREATEST ARMIES, SAYS WHITE HOUSE
India and the US will co-host the entrepreneurship summit... 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›
MALCOLM TURNBULL, DONALD TRUMP PRIVATE DINNER SCRAPPED
Publicly, while in Manila, Mr Turnbull has been railing against the North Korea crisis... READ MORE›
NEW ZEALAND PM 'REGRETS TRUMP STORY'
New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern says she regrets sharing an anecdote about her recent meeting with US President Donald Trump with her friends... 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›
TRUMP ASIA TOUR FOCUSES ON TRADE, NOT HUMAN RIGHTS
President Trump's abdication of human rights was front and centre at this Asean summit, leaving a big hole in that defence... READ MORE›
'WE CAN'T AFFORD WAR': DUTERTE RECOMMENDS LEAVING SOUTH CHINA SEA ALONE, TRUMP OFFERS MEDIATION
Philippines President Duterte calls for the South China Sea to be left untouched while US President Trump offers to mediate in the regional dispute... READ MORE›
DUTERTE TO TRUMP: SHOW RESTRAINT ON KOREA, KIM JONG-UN WANTS TO END THE WORLD
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said ASEAN needs to be strong and united in dealing with North Korea... 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›
AUSTRALIA IS WORRIED ABOUT CHINA'S ACTIVITIES -- HERE'S WHY
Why Australia is worried about China's activities in South China Sea... 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›
ASEAN VEXED BY SOUTH CHINA SEA DISPUTES AS PHNOM PENH BACKS BEIJING
Beijing claims nearly all of the South China Sea, including waters approaching the coasts of ASEAN members Vietnam, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei... READ MORE›
ASEAN BLOCK WAVERS IN SUPPORT OF VIETNAM OVER SOUTH CHINA SEA
Bangkok Vietnam wants the 10-member Association of South-East Asian Nations to stand stronger against China's aggressive expansionism in the South China Sea... READ MORE›
ASEAN MEET LEANS IN CHINA'S FAVOR
Ministerial meetings held by the regional grouping sanctioned North Korea but punted on Beijing's militarization of the South China Sea... READ MORE›
ASIAN NATIONS CAUGHT IN TUG-OF-WAR BETWEEN US AND NORTH KOREA
Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said ASEAN needed to be strong and united in dealing with North Korea... 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›
AUSTRALIA'S 'GAME-CHANGING' ROLE AGAINST IS IN ASIA
In Manila, Mr Turnbull has been seen as Mr Trump's new buddy... 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›