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UN meet sees blitz of pledges to protect ailing oceans
AFP, Published on 28/06/2022
» LISBON: A major UN conference on how to restore the faltering health of global oceans kicked off in Lisbon this week with a flurry of promises to expand marine protected areas, ban deep-sea mining, and combat illegal fishing.
Ukraine, hunger, inflation: G7 leaders navigate myriad of crises
AFP, Published on 26/06/2022
» ELMAU CASTLE, Germany: G7 leaders including US President Joe Biden gather on Sunday in southern Germany, seeking emphatic backing for Ukraine against Russia's invasion while grappling with the intensifying global fallout of the war.
Australia says Indonesia trip shows importance of bilateral relationship
Published on 05/06/2022
» SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Sunday his trip to Indonesia just over two weeks after he was elected showed the importance his new government places on ties between the two countries as it works to focus more on Southeast Asia.
Protest walkout at Apec talks in Bangkok
Published on 21/05/2022
» Representatives of five economies including the United States and Japan walked out of the Apec trade ministers’ meeting in Bangkok on Saturday, in protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a Thai government source said.
Biden hails 'new era' of US-Asean ties at first summit in Washington
Published on 14/05/2022
» WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Friday a first summit in Washington with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) marked the launch of a "new era" in the relationship between the United States and the 10-nation bloc.
Biden makes $150m commitment to Asean leaders
Reuters, Published on 13/05/2022
» WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden opened a gathering of Southeast Asian leaders with a promise to spend $150 million on their infrastructure, security, pandemic preparedness and other efforts aimed at countering the influence of rival China.
Indonesia pushed to ask Ukraine to G-20 summit alongside Putin
Published on 25/04/2022
» The US is among nations pressing Indonesia to include Ukraine as a guest at the Group of 20 summit in November, frustrated at Jakarta’s refusal to withdraw an invitation for Russian President Vladimir Putin.
US to host Asean leaders in mid-May
AFP, Published on 16/04/2022
» United States President Joe Biden will meet in mid-May with the leaders of Southeast Asian nations, with a likely focus on the rising power of China, the host country announced on Saturday.
Two US Air Force crew members supporting Blinken's SE Asian trip tested positive
Published on 19/12/2021
» WASHINGTON: Two US Air Force crew members supporting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's travel last week to the United Kingdom and Southeast Asia have tested positive for the coronavirus, a spokesperson for the airforce said.
Blinken blasts China and Myanmar, seeks to rally US allies in Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/12/2021
» Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticised China’s “aggressive actions” in Asia while laying out plans to more closely integrate US allies and security partners in Asia.