United States Commits $153 million for Mekong Development
By Francis Savankham THE LAOTIAN TIMES Wed, September 16, 2020 The U.S. State Department has pledged approximately $153.6 million for cooperation programs throughout the Mekong region, including crime prevention, data […]
ASEAN given important role in US Indo-Pacific strategy
Linh Pham The Hanoi Times Mon, Sep 14, 2020 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at an online meeting with ASEAN foreign ministers on September 10, 2020. Photo: VTV HANOI […]
Cambodia tells UN rapporteur told to follow code of conduct
Niem Chheng THE PHNOM PENH POST Wed, September 9, 2020 UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Cambodia Rhona Smith. Heng Chivoan The Cambodian Permanent Mission to the UN Office […]
First Khmer woman to pass out of West Point
Raksmey Hong THE PHNOM PENH POST September 2020 Sithyka is the first and only female Cambodian to graduate from West Point. Photo supplied The life of a soldier certainly isn’t […]
Indonesia President Jokowi expresses hope for stronger, mutually beneficial ties with China
Moch. Fiqih Prawira Adjie The Jakarta Post Tue, September 1, 2020 JAKARTA – Indonesian President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has expressed his hope for a stronger relationship with China during a […]
Vietnam-India advance comprehensive strategic partnership
Linh Pham THE HANOI TIMES THU, AUGUST 27, 2020 Vietnam’s Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh and Indian counterpart Dr. S. Jaishankar. Photo: MOFA HANOI – Vietnam is considered […]
Joint statement on UK – ASEAN Economic Dialogue
LONDON Wed, 26 Aug. 2020 The first UK-ASEAN Economic Dialogue was held today to strengthen economic cooperation between the UK and ASEAN. The first UK-ASEAN Economic Dialogue was held on […]
Indonesia – China to Strengthen Bilateral Trade
FRANCISCA CHRISTY ROSANA TEMPO.CO, Fri, August 21, 2020 JAKARTA – Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi on Thursday said that Indonesia and China will strengthen ties in the economic sector, one of them is through the bilateral trade, during the […]
Zambia risks losing sovereignty to Beijing due to debt-trap diplomacy
By Mizzima Tue, August 18, 2020 As part of Mizzima’s news and analysis, we are looking into the power-politics of Myanmar’s neighbours Resistance is growing to China’s presence in the […]
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