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Brotherly ties endure
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 05/10/2020
» The Chinese had touched down in Siam before the Ayutthaya era, but it was not until the second half of the nineteenth century, in 1861, that they arrived in unprecedented numbers when a passenger steamship port in Swatow offered a direct route to Bangkok.
US losing clout in the region, new survey shows
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 09/02/2020
» China has risen to be the most dominant economic and political power in the region, overtaking the United States' waning influence under the Trump administration, a recent State of Southeast Asia survey showed.
AOIP lauded as infrastructure boon
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 17/01/2020
» The Asean Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP), which was drafted when Thailand was at the helm of the organisation, has been praised for laying down the foundation for infrastructure development in the region.
Forum predicts break-up of Asean
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/12/2019
» A decentralised world order could disintegrate the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) into factions, with mainland countries gravitating to China, maritime states forging closer ties, and Thailand left hanging in the middle, a forum was told on Friday.
China 'committed' to support Asean's role
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/11/2019
» Beijing has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Asean's centrality in the region at the 22nd Asean-China Summit on Sunday.
Seoul can help to regulate Mekong's flow
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 29/10/2019
» In 2017, South Korean President Moon Jae-in announced the "New Southern Policy", which is aimed at deepening relations with Southeast Asia to the extent that four other major powers -- the United States, China, Japan and Russia -- have done.
China rolls into heart of Southeast Asia
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/10/2019
» Xi'an International Inland Port Multimodal Transportation Company has unveiled China's plan to launch a freight service from Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, to Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, by the end of this year under the much-touted Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Summit 'will strengthen ties'
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 19/10/2019
» The upcoming 35th Asean Summit will allow Thailand to enhance the bloc's centrality and strengthen ties with its partners, the Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.