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US to send security envoy, commerce secretary to Thai summits
Associated Press, Published on 30/10/2019
» US national security adviser Robert C. O'Brien and Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will represent President Donald Trump at two regional summits in Thailand this weekend, the White House announced, a move that would widely be viewed in the region as a snub.
13 killed as tour bus crashes in Laos
Associated Press, Published on 20/08/2019
» A tour bus carrying dozens of Chinese passengers crashed in Laos, killing at least 13, officials said Tuesday.
UN: Organised crime spreading in Southeast Asia
Associated Press, Published on 18/07/2019
» Organised crime syndicates in Southeast Asia are flourishing in the illegal trafficking of drugs, wildlife, counterfeit goods and people, a UN report said Thursday.
Vietnamese party chief visits Cambodia to shore up relations
Associated Press, Published on 25/02/2019
» PHNOM PENH: Vietnamese President Nguyen Phu Trong is in Cambodia for a two-day state visit to strengthen already close bilateral ties.
Progress in sea feud, Koreas feature at ARF 2018
Associated Press, Published on 02/08/2018
» SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian nations are expected to welcome an initial negotiating draft of a non-aggression pact with China on the South China Sea, but critics warn that the protracted talks provide a diplomatic cover for Beijing's tenacious aggression in the disputed waters.
Progress in sea feud, Koreas stir Asean though rifts persist
Associated Press, Published on 01/08/2018
» SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian nations are expected to welcome an initial negotiating draft of a nonaggression pact with China on the South China Sea, but critics warn that the protracted talks provide a diplomatic cover for Beijing's tenacious aggression in the disputed waters.
New dam in Cambodia 'would destroy Mekong'
Associated Press, Published on 18/05/2018
» A Chinese-backed plan for Cambodia to build the Mekong River's biggest dam would destroy fisheries that feed millions and worsen tensions with Vietnam, the downstream country with most to lose from dams on the waterway, according to a three-year study commissioned by the Cambodian government.
Census finds increase in Irrawaddy dolphins
Associated Press, Published on 23/04/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's government and a major conservation group say the number of critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins along a stretch of the Mekong River has increased for the first time in 20 years but the animals still face serious threats.
50 years after key Vietnam battles, US seeks closer ties
Associated Press, Published on 22/01/2018
» WASHINGTON: A half-century after the Tet Offensive punctured American hopes of victory in Vietnam, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is visiting the former enemy in search of a different kind of win: incremental progress as partners in a part of the world the Pentagon has identified as vital for the United States to compete with China and Russia.
Cambodia upholds jail term for Australian in surrogacy case
Associated Press, Published on 08/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: An appeals court on Monday upheld the prison sentence of an Australian woman convicted of providing commercial surrogacy services in Cambodia.