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Asean-China joint maritime exercise set for 2018
Kyodo News, Published on 07/02/2018
» SINGAPORE: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations and China will hold their first maritime exercise at the end of this year, Singapore's Defence Ministry announced Tuesday.
Police nab Pakistani passport forger with IS links
AFP, Published on 19/01/2018
» A Pakistani passport forger whose fakes may have been sold to Islamic State operatives has been arrested in Thailand, police said Friday, ending a career that helped people slip into Europe illegally.
Riverside nations adopt Mekong action plan
Published on 11/01/2018
» PHNOM PENH: Leaders of the six countries sharing the Mekong River on Wednesday adopted a five-year plan of action on sub-regional cooperation.
Indonesia takes Asean lead on S.China Sea dispute
Kyodo News, Published on 10/01/2018
» JAKARTA: The Indonesian government said Tuesday it will push for an effective code of conduct in the South China Sea to defuse tensions in the region as a part of the country's strategic foreign policy this year.
East Timor bids to join Asean
Kyodo News, Published on 27/10/2017
» DILI: East Timor's Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri said Thursday his country is "doing our best" to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but Asean members Myanmar and Singapore are still withholding their support.
Asean summit opens with concerns over threats to peace, stability
Published on 29/04/2017
» MANILA - Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) kicked off their summit on Saturday with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressing concerns over threats to regional peace and stability, while also stressing the need to tackle pressing issues like drug trafficking and terrorism.
US-Asean summit set for Feb 15-16 in California
Kyodo News, Published on 31/12/2015
» US President Barack Obama will host a summit with his counterparts from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations at the Californian resort of Sunnylands on Feb 15 and 16, the White House said.
Asean, US to hold ‘special' summit in February
Kyodo News, Published on 22/12/2015
» The United States and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are planning to hold a summit in the middle of February in California, an Asean official source said.