Southeast Asian leaders meet in Laos to discuss Myanmar war and ...
WEB21 hours ago · By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and EILEEN NG. Updated 12:20 AM PDT, October 9, 2024. VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders gathered Wednesday for an annual forum that will focus on the civil war in Myanmar and territorial tensions in the South China Sea, two key challenges that have tested the bloc’s credibility.
ASEAN leaders meet in Laos as Thai PM urges Myanmar …
WEB17 hours ago · Southeast Asian leaders met in Laos on Wednesday for a summit expected to seek ways address the worsening civil war in Myanmar, with Thailand calling for heightened engagement ahead of a planned ...
ASEAN must grow with less emissions, look to external partners to ...
WEB13 hours ago · Prime Minister Lawrence Wong also spoke about an increasingly turbulent global environment, and says the test of ASEAN's unity lies in how it deals with internal challenges like the Myanmar conflict.
ASEAN holds summit in Laos as Thailand floats new plan for …
WEB16 hours ago · Vientiane, Laos —. Southeast Asian leaders met in Laos on Wednesday for a summit expected to find ways of tackling a worsening civil war in Myanmar, with Thailand set to propose a new path for a ...
ASEAN summit opens to discuss economic ties, regional security
WEB19 hours ago · October 9, 2024 11:02 JST. VIENTIANE -- Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries kicked off a summit on Wednesday at the Laotian capital city of Vientiane ...
Blinken heads to Asia this week for a summit of regional leaders
WEB1 day ago · Updated 9:48 AM PDT, October 8, 2024. WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken will make his 19th trip in office to Asia this week when he leads the U.S. delegation to a meeting of East Asian leaders in Laos. The State Department said Tuesday that Blinken would fill in for President Joe …
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WEBJun 9, 2024 · Showing 15 of 287. Asia. Analysis: Malaysia cosies up to Russia and invites Putin to ASEAN summit, but ‘bold’ move could ruffle feathers. 23 days ago. Asia. ‘A seat in a powerful bloc’: Malaysian...
Southeast Asian leaders are besieged by thorny issues as they …
WEBSep 4, 2023 · Southeast Asian leaders led by Indonesian host President Joko Widodo are gathering in their final summit this year, besieged by divisive issues with no solutions in sight: Myanmar’s deadly civil strife, new flare-ups in the disputed South China Sea, and the longstanding United States-China rivalry. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana) Read More. 5 of 10 ...
‘Baby steps’ for ASEAN as it wraps up first-ever joint military drills
WEBSep 25, 2023 · The 10 countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have wrapped up their first-ever joint military drills. Organised by Indonesia, the regional grouping’s outgoing chair,...
‘Severe stress’: Myanmar, South China Sea push ASEAN to …
WEBSep 4, 2023 · The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), numbering 10 countries and member-to-be East Timor, also known as Timor Leste, is meeting in Jakarta this week in a summit fraught with...