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After 50, Asean's greatest threat is itself, not China
News, Johanna Son, Published on 09/08/2017
» The toasts to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (Asean) 50th birthday will continue for the rest of 2017. But the clink of champagne glasses cannot hide the fact that any spark of excitement there might have been around Asean less than two years ago -- when the Asean Community was launched -- is fast fizzling out.
Stuck between China and the US
News, Johanna Son, Published on 16/03/2017
» Southeast Asia is looking for a precarious balance between the United States and China in order to feel more secure in the region, worried as it is by the behaviour of these two giants in its orbit.
Chairing Asean, Philippine fiesta style
News, Johanna Son, Published on 28/01/2017
» There is a song for the 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), a commemorative stamp for the occasion, and a Filipino pop singer proudly announcing that he is "Filipino, proudly Asean".