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China and Asean updating free trade deal
Published on 12/07/2025
» SHANGHAI - China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have agreed to submit a pact upgrading their free trade areas to their leaders for approval in October, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on Saturday.
Defusing Thai-Cambodian border row
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 13/06/2025
» At issue in the ongoing border standoff between the Thai and Cambodian armed forces is timing and circumstance. In less than two weeks, a seemingly minor border skirmish intensified into a full-scale military confrontation. What is being overlooked in the thick of mutual antagonism and ultranationalism on both sides is when and how the current round of confrontation transpired. Getting its origins right is crucial to finding ways and means for conflict resolution.
Border tensions: What's behind the row between Thailand and Cambodia?
Published on 07/06/2025
» Tension has been rising between Thailand and Cambodia following the killing of a Cambodian soldier on May 28 during a brief exchange of gunfire at a disputed border area between the two Southeast Asian neighbours.
Cambodia border stays open for now
News, Bangkok Post, Published on 03/06/2025
» The Thai government has specifically asked the military not to close crossings with Cambodia in order to send a message to its counterpart over the border that it's business as usual, in response to vows that a complaint would soon be filed with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over disputed areas.
Manila: China needs to overcome ‘deficit of trust’
Published on 31/05/2025
» SINGAPORE - China has a “deficit of trust and credibility” that it needs to overcome in order to mend its fraught defence ties with the Philippines, though any breakthrough in the near term remains unlikely, Manila’s top defence official said on Saturday.
Former rival protest leaders Sondhi, Jatuporn join hands against Thaksin
Post Reporters, Published on 25/05/2025
» Former major protest leaders Sondhi Limthongkul and Jatuporn Prompan – who were once on opposite sides regarding former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra – made a public show of unity in their efforts to target the father of Thailand's current prime minister.
China urges Philippines to stop 'provocation' in South China Sea
Published on 23/05/2025
» BEIJING - China's foreign ministry on Friday urged the Philippines to immediately stop "infringement and provocation" in the South China Sea or face China's "resolute response".
Trump tariffs sow divisions in Asean
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 02/05/2025
» President Donald Trump's unilateral imposition of tariffs across the United States' economic chessboard poses a critical test for Asean. As the regional organisation of Southeast Asia, Asean has weathered many geopolitical and geoeconomic storms in its 58-year existence, but no adversity like the Trump tariffs. Unless Asean reorganises and regroups, the ten-member body risks further divisions and increasing irrelevance.
China claims sovereignty over disputed reef in South China Sea
Published on 27/04/2025
» China has claimed sovereignty over an uninhabited reef in the South China Sea, according to state media, setting the stage for an escalation of tensions with the Philippines over the disputed area.
Warnings as PM visits Cambodia
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 21/04/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will pay an official visit to Cambodia on Wednesday and Thursday.