May 29, 2025 BEIJING – Premier Li Qiang returned to Beijing on Wednesday after attending a trilateral summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, among China, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the Gulf Cooperation Council, in efforts to expand economic engagement and bolster resilience amid global trade volatility. Speaking on Tuesday evening at the opening … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – President Prabowo Subianto has voiced support for Papua New Guinea’s bid to join ASEAN, saying that the move would boost the bloc’s influence and resilience amid growing geopolitical uncertainty. Speaking during a closed plenary session of the ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, the President revealed that PNG had expressed interest … Read more
Archyde: Latest World News, Economy, Entertainment, Health, Technology & Sports Updates Should the US focus its Arctic security efforts primarily on Alaska or Greenland? You can read the full story here: Trump’s Greenland Bid: A Failed Strategy?. Source link
AS ASEAN prepares to convene its 46th Summit next week, regional experts are calling for urgent reform of the ASEAN Political-Security Community (APSC), warning that its current framework is ill-equipped to deal with mounting traditional security threats and the rising geopolitical tensions reshaping the Indo-Pacific. Dr Rahul Mishra, Associate Professor at the Centre for Indo-Pacific … Read more
May 23, 2025 MANILA – President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will push for the completion of the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea by next year, or when Manila takes its turn as chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and plays host to the regional bloc’s high-level meetings. The President … Read more
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia and Indonesia have reaffirmed their shared commitment to intensify cooperation in combating transnational crime, following a series of high-level meetings between an Indonesian law enforcement delegation and key Cambodian institutions on May 20. “The 40-member Indonesian delegation, currently in Cambodia as part of a senior training programme, aims to gain international … Read more
On April 22nd a Chinese aircraft-carrier strike group sailed within three nautical miles of the Philippines’ northernmost islands. It was an unusual show of force. China’s reason for sabre-rattling was clear: in late April, America flew a new short-range missile system to Basco, in the Batanes island chain, for the first time. Source link
May 21, 2025 SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese agreed on the importance of upholding an open, inclusive and rules-based multilateral system. They also discussed ways to work together towards these goals, including with other like-minded partners, when PM Wong hosted Mr Albanese to tea on May 20. The … Read more
May 21, 2025 SINGAPORE – Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese agreed on the importance of upholding an open, inclusive and rules-based multilateral system. They also discussed ways to work together towards these goals, including with other like-minded partners, when PM Wong hosted Mr Albanese to tea on May 20. The … Read more
May 20, 2025 DILI – For the people of Timor-Leste, May 20 is Independence Restoration Day: the day the United Nations officially handed over sovereignty after the Portuguese and Indonesian colonial periods, a time characterized by an enduring struggle for independence. As my memory recalls, I have never seen either the Indonesian public or officials … Read more