Tag: ASEAN
China, ASEAN navies hold first emergency drills amid feud
SINGAPORE: Chinese and Southeast Asian naval forces staged their first computer-simulated drills so they can jointly respond to emergencies and build trust amid the...
Increase ASEAN maritime patrols in South China Sea, requests Indonesia
SYDNEY: Indonesia has lobbied Southeast Asian countries to carry out maritime patrols in the disputed South China Sea, claimed in most part by China,...
ASEAN foreign ministers express support for building ASEAN Smart Cities Network
ASEAN (the Association of Southeast Asian Nations) foreign ministers have agreed on the need for its member states to make use of innovation and...
India plans closer ASEAN maritime ties to counter China
NEW DELHI: India is gathering the leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Regional Cooperation (ASEAN) for a summit on Thursday to promote maritime...
China’s influence in South and Southeast Asia
BEIJING: China’s influence has made significant progress, but there still remain several hurdles, as trade and investment are two keys for Beijing to achieve...
US president arrives in Philippines amid ‘dump Trump’ protest
MANILA: Riot police used water canon to prevent hundreds of protesters reaching the US embassy in Manila on Sunday, just a few hours before...
Philippine officials to visit Beijing to discuss investment deals, ASEAN summit
MANILA: Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is sending a cabinet-level delegation to Beijing this week to meet with China’s Vice Premier Wang Yang and other...
China victory as ASEAN avoids rebuke over maritime dispute
South-east Asian nations avoided rebuking Beijing or mentioning a recent UN-backed tribunal ruling against its claims in the South China Sea in the joint...
Women’s ‘double day’ the dark secret of Asia’s economy: report
The secret of Asia’s competitiveness in the global market is simple: paying poor women low wages and assigning them all unpaid care work.
International non-profit...
Pakistan briefs Arab, ASEAN envoys over Yadav arrest
The Foreign Office on Friday briefed envoys of Arab and ASEAN states about Indian-sponsored subversive activities in Balochistan.
“The envoys of the Arab countries and...
