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Daniel Russel 'taking leave' at US State Department
Associated Press, Published on 03/03/2017
» WASHINGTON - The outgoing top US diplomat for East Asia says China should take more action to send an unambiguous signal to North Korea to stop its nuclear and missile programmes.
End of an era?
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 25/12/2016
» Planning for the third Cobra Gold war games since the 2014 coup d'etat is pretty much complete, and it is going to show better than any other public event the diminishing passion of the long US-Thailand affair.
Speaking out on Myanmar
News, Editorial, Published on 06/12/2016
» The unacceptable and growing violence along with the political fallout in western Myanmar has finally attracted important, outside attention. The United States has lifted more of the sanctions it imposed during the dictatorship years, but issued a strong warning about the Rakhine problem. Inside Asean, Malaysia has also gone fully public on Myanmar's problem. Prime Minister Najib Razak has led public protests against the Myanmar government's policies.
Malaysian PM's demands meet with Yangon protests
Published on 05/12/2016
» KUALA LUMPUR - Aung San Suu Kyi must step in to prevent the "genocide" of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said Sunday as he mocked the Nobel laureate for her inaction.
US warns Philippines' Duterte over rhetoric, crime war
AFP, Published on 24/10/2016
» MANILA - Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's fiery rhetoric and deadly crime war are becoming a growing concern around the world, the top US envoy for Asia warned on Monday in Manila.
US 'baffled' by Duterte divorce talk
Published on 21/10/2016
» The United States says it is "baffled" by Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's announcement of a "separation" from his country's longstanding ally, and will seek an explanation when a senior US official visits Manila this weekend.
Obama to talk trade, rights in Vietnam but 'no decision' yet on arms
AFP, Published on 10/05/2016
» HANOI - Trade, security and human rights will top the agenda when US President Barack Obama visits Vietnam later this month, a State Department official said on Tuesday, adding there was "no decision" yet on lifting an arms embargo to its former wartime foe.
US, allies target North Korea finances after rocket test
AFP, Published on 11/02/2016
» PAJU (SOUTH KOREA) - The United States and its Asian allies tightened the economic screws on North Korea Thursday with the US Senate adopting fresh sanctions and South Korean firms abandoning a joint industrial park that helped fund Pyongyang's nuclear weapons programme.
US says Asean summit 'not anti-China'
AFP, Published on 03/02/2016
» A summit with Southeast Asian leaders that President Barack Obama is hosting later this month is "not anti-China," a State Department official said.
US says SE Asian summit 'not anti-China'
AFP, Published on 03/02/2016
» WASHINGTON - A summit with Southeast Asian leaders that President Barack Obama is hosting later this month is "not anti-China," a State Department official said.