ASEAN Summit

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday said the upcoming ASEAN Leaders’ Summit will proceed in May, but in a scaled-down, “bare-bones” format focused on urgent regional concerns such as fuel supply, rising food prices and the welfare of migrant…
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The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit began in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with US President Donald Trump arriving on Sunday to attend the three-day regional gathering. While Trump will hold trade talks with Chinese…
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Malaysia’s foreign minister on Saturday warned that Southeast Asia’s room for neutrality is “narrowing” amid intensifying big-power rivalry, as regional ministers gathered ahead of the ASEAN summit coinciding with U.S. President Donald…
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With the ASEAN summit scheduled to be held in Vientiane next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to spell out his future road-map for QUAD grouping with focus on resolute supply chains, critical infrastructure, maritime domain…
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With requests for bilateral meetings coming in from key allies and close associates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is simply running out of time during the G-20 summit. PM Modi returns from the ASEAN summit in Jakarta today at 645 pm. Such…
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Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday called for “a free, open and inclusive order in the Indo-Pacific”, pivoting on respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of all nations, while stressing on peaceful resolution of disputes…
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US President Joe Biden made yet another gaffe on Saturday at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit. Speaking at the event, Mr Biden mixed up Colombia and Cambodia. He mistakenly thanked Colombia instead of Cambodia for…
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The US-China rivalry and growing fears of a new North Korean nuclear test will loom over a meeting this week of Southeast Asian leaders attended by US President Joe Biden. Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)…
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