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Asean ministers warn Taiwan tensions could spark 'open conflicts'
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged restraint Thursday as China launched massive military drills off Taiwan, warning the situation risked spiralling into "open conflicts".
Asean, Japan to boost maritime security cooperation
Kyodo News, Published on 04/08/2022
» Foreign ministers from Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Thursday pledged to cooperate in promoting maritime security in the Indo-Pacific in a veiled counter to China's muscle-flexing in regional waters.
Asean ministers warn Taiwan tensions could spark 'open conflict'
Published on 04/08/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged restraint on Thursday as China readied massive military drills off Taiwan, warning the situation risked spiralling into "open conflicts".
Myanmar crisis to dominate Asean foreign ministers meeting
Published on 03/08/2022
» Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) member states are working to come up with additional steps or adjustments to measures dealing with Myanmar, which has been ruled by the military since a coup in February 2021, following the junta's execution of four people including two pro-democracy activists late last month.
Pelosi Taiwan visit set to dominate Asean meet
AFP, Published on 03/08/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian foreign ministers will seek ways to help calm rising tensions over Taiwan at regional talks Wednesday, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived on the island, enraging Beijing.
Asean denounces execution of Myanmar democracy leaders
Kyodo News, Published on 26/07/2022
» The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) has condemned the execution by Myanmar's military junta of four people, including an ally of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Three Asian passports now world's most useful
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/07/2022
» Japan, Singapore and South Korea have the most powerful passports as the world recovers from Covid-19, reversing pre-pandemic rankings that were dominated by European nations.
Asean, EU to hold first full summit amid security fears
Reuters, Published on 15/07/2022
» BRUSSELS: The European Union and Southeast Asian nations will hold their first full summit in December, a sign that the two blocs are looking for closer ties amid concerns over security threats from China and Russia, officials said on Friday.
Myanmar says seized drugs worth half a billion dollars torched
Published on 26/06/2022
» Myanmar authorities said they torched more than half a billion dollars worth of narcotics on Sunday as part of eradication efforts for World Drug Day, as the UN warns that production of methamphetamine in the region is hitting record levels.
Singapore imports clean power for first time, buying from Laos
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/06/2022
» Singapore began receiving hydropower from Laos wired through Thailand and Malaysia on Thursday, the city-state’s first renewable electricity imports as it looks beyond its borders to meet climate change goals.