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Asean to discuss Myanmar crisis, South China Sea disputes
Kyodo News, Published on 05/09/2023
» JAKARTA - Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) met in Indonesia's capital on Tuesday, with the prolonged political crisis in Myanmar and disputes in the South China Sea expected to be on the agenda.
Fostering green recovery towards more inclusive economies in Asia
Published on 29/01/2021
» The virtual conference organised by ELEVATE in partnership with Huawei, served as a platform for framing the green recovery in Asia. Speakers shared their insights about the recent government plans, commitments and measures towards more inclusive and green economies.
One party to rule them all
Asia focus, Published on 03/09/2018
» As Cambodia prepares to join the growing club of one-party states in Asean when its new parliament convenes on Wednesday, Prime Minister Hun Sen has been taking steps to get back into the good books of the international community. It might not be easy, given how he secured his new five-year term as the country's undisputed leader.
Lessons in loyalty at North Korea's top school
AFP, Published on 26/07/2018
» PYONGYANG - Not many schools have classrooms equipped with tanks, jet fighter simulators, and grenade launchers. But North Korea's Mangyongdae Revolutionary School for boys is no ordinary establishment.
Critic of Cambodian leader jailed for defamation
Reuters, Published on 10/08/2017
» PHNOM PENH -- Cambodia jailed a political analyst for 1-1/2 years on Thursday, for accusing Prime Minister Hun Sen's ruling party of orchestrating the 2016 murder of a prominent government critic.
Critic of Cambodian leader defiant in defamation trial
Associated Press, Published on 26/07/2017
» PHNOM PENH -- A political analyst in Cambodia who faces up to two years in prison and a penalty of half a million dollars in a defamation case brought by Prime Minister Hun Sen has taken a defiant stance in court, demanding that the leader confront him in person.
North Korea purges vice foreign minister: report
AFP, Published on 12/10/2016
» SEOUL - North Korea has purged its vice foreign minister as punishment for the recent defection of the nuclear-armed country's deputy ambassador to Britain, South Korean media reported on Wednesday.
Hun Sen wants to put roads, people on border with Vietnam
Published on 23/08/2016
» Seemingly in an effort to get a handle on the border situation with Vietnam that has escalated in the last two weeks, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced plans to build a road along the border and ordered all governors of border provinces to make more of an effort to populate areas close to Vietnam.
Inside the Hun family's business empire
Published on 07/07/2016
» Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen's family has amassed a "vast fortune", with stakes in at least 114 domestic companies spanning most of the kingdom's key sectors, including major energy, telecoms, mining and trading firms, according to an investigation by Global Witness, which accuses the Hun family of flouting the country's laws to build a business "empire".
North Korea controls agenda as world's media pour in
AFP, Published on 06/05/2016
» PYONGYANG - When one of the world's most secretive states opens the door to the international media, it keeps a firm grip on the handle.