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Asean to host Trump at summit as US president to witness Thai-Cambodia ceasefire deal
Reuters, Published on 24/10/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — The bloc of Southeast Asian nations will host world leaders at a summit this weekend that will run alongside pivotal trade talks between the United States and China and serve as the first stop for US President Donald Trump’s swing through Asia.
65 years on, Cambodia-China ties reach new heights
Xinhua News Agency, Published on 18/07/2023
» PHNOM PENH: The bilateral "diamond hexagon" cooperation framework has elevated Cambodia-China ties to new heights as the two countries celebrate the 65th anniversary of diplomatic relations, a Cambodian senior government official said.
Uncertain recovery to follow coronavirus shock
AFP, Published on 02/12/2020
» PARIS - The coronavirus pandemic triggered a historic global economic shock that required determined government initiative to confront it, while reinforcing China and big US tech companies.
Xi touts China's huge economy as base of free trade in Apec speech
AFP, Published on 19/11/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR: President Xi Jinping pegged China as the pivot point for global free trade on Thursday, promising to keep his "super-sized" economy open and warning against protectionism in a global economy eviscerated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
China to push trade agenda at APEC summit as US retreats
AFP, Published on 18/11/2020
» KUALA LUMPUR - China will get another chance to reshape Asia-Pacific trade at a regional summit starting Thursday, days after securing a huge trade pact victory and with the US playing protectionist defence.
Huge China-backed trade pact to be signed at Southeast Asian summit
AFP, Published on 12/11/2020
» HANOI: Fifteen Asia-Pacific nations, including Thailand, are expected to sign an enormous free trade deal at an online summit that started on Thursday, with the pact seen as a coup for China in extending its influence across the region.
Xi pledges wider market access, free-trade deals
AFP, Published on 05/11/2019
» SHANGHAI - President Xi Jinping on Tuesday pledged to further open China's economy, declaring the world must "knock down walls" as he opened an annual trade fair against the backdrop of the US tariffs war.
US upset by Asean's ‘effort to embarrass’ Trump via partial boycott
Kyodo News and AP, Published on 04/11/2019
» The United States has expressed concern with Association of South East Asian Nations leaders for their "intentional effort to embarrass" President Donald Trump by partially boycotting an Asean-US summit slated for Monday in Bangkok, a diplomat said.
RCEP delay, India doubts, China plea, split world fears: Asean update
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 03/11/2019
» Meetings hosted by the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations resumed on Sunday with doubts emerging on whether the weekend would see a breakthrough in talks on the world’s largest regional trade pact.
Thailand seeks deeper cooperation as Asean ministers meet
Associated Press, Published on 31/07/2019
» Southeast Asian foreign ministers opened their annual meeting Wednesday with a call from host Thailand for deeper integration to expand trade and bolster prosperity in the region amid rising global challenges.