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  • WORLD

    Asean to push for South China Sea code

    Published on 24/04/2015

    » KUALA LUMPUR — Southeast Asian leaders will seek to speed up plans for a binding code of conduct with China governing behavior in the disputed South China Sea at a summit, Malaysian Foreign Minister Anifah Aman said on Friday.

  • THAILAND

    China offers Asean friendship as South China Sea tension bubbles

    Published on 13/11/2014

    » NAY PYI TAW — China's Prime Minister Li Keqiang proposed a friendship treaty with Southeast Asian countries on Thursday but reiterated that territorial disputes in the South China Sea should be settled directly between countries involved.

  • WORLD

    China eyes 2015 AIIB launch

    Published on 03/01/2015

    » China expected Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) will be operational before the end of 2015, the Chinese Finance Ministry says.

  • THAILAND

    China won't 'shy away' from sea row

    AFP, Published on 29/08/2013

    » BEIJING - Beijing will "not shy away from problems" in disputed Asian waters, its foreign minister said Thursday at a meeting between China and Southeast Asian countries.

  • THAILAND

    Territorial disputes high on Asean agenda

    News, Published on 29/10/2019

    » Matters related to the disputes in the South China Sea and the Korean Peninsula will be discussed at the 35th Asean Summit and Related Summits in Thailand this weekend.

  • WORLD

    Asean host avoids Chinese ire over disputed sea

    Published on 23/04/2015

    » KUALA LUMPUR/MANILA — Malaysia is steering clear of criticising China's actions in the South China Sea at a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders, a draft end-statement seen by Reuters shows, despite a push by the Philippines to denounce Beijing's reclamation work.

  • WORLD

    Filipinos protest US military presence

    Published on 14/08/2013

    » MANILA - The Philippines and the United States on Wednesday opened talks on increased American military presence, amid protests by leftist groups warning against foreign interference.

  • THAILAND

    Asean to hold first joint drills

    News, Published on 09/06/2023

    » JAKARTA: The Southeast Asian bloc will hold its first-ever joint military exercise in the South China Sea, its chair Indonesia said on Thursday, the latest multilateral security drills at a time of rising tension and uncertainty in the region.

  • THAILAND

    Myanmar talks to go ahead

    News, Published on 19/06/2023

    » Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai has defended informal regional peace talks with Myanmar being hosted by Thailand, saying the kingdom has been affected by the crisis in the neighbouring country and needs to take urgent action to help with peace efforts.

  • OPINION

    Government must back sea talks

    News, Editorial, Published on 27/02/2017

    » The threat of clashes has increased lately over China's claim it owns the South China Sea. A US navy task force led by the formidable aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson is conducting "routine operations" in the area. Both Vietnam and Taiwan have copied China's construction of artificial islands with military facilities. Beijing has continued to fortify its new islands, with buildings believed capable of housing missiles. They would be the first land-based weapons in the Spratly Islands where international flashpoints and tensions increase almost by the day.

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