US and China seek to repair damage from tariff war that sent trade into a freefall
By AP and shared by Yahoo!News WASHINGTON – During a tumultuous 2025, the United States and China proved how much they could hurt each other in a trade war. Now Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping are meeting in Beijing to repair some of the damage. A decade of conflict between the world’s two […]
Read MoreAlarmed Asean leaders discuss crisis plan to mitigate backlash from Middle East war
By AP and published by Yahoo!News CEBU, Philippines – Southeast Asian leaders met in an annual summit today (May 8) under intense pressure to mitigate the impact on their people and economies from the Iran war, which one top minister said, “should not have occurred in the first place.” The alarm by the heads […]
Read MoreThai, Khmer ministers to work on confidence-building measures: Anutin
By PPTVHD36 and Thai Newsroom PRIME Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said this evening (May 7) after a trilateral meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is the Asean chair and initiated the talks in Cebu City, that foreign ministers of the two neighbouring countries will be working together […]
Read MoreThailand, Cambodia likely joining trilateral talks at Asean summit
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow confirmed Thailand’s readiness to join a trilateral meeting with Cambodia and the Philippines during the Asean summit on May 7-9 as being arranged by Manila with Khmers too apparently agreeing to do so, Amarin TV and PPTVHD36 said today (May 4). Thailand is prepared to a certain extent […]
Read MorePM focuses on regional cooperation at AZEC summit
Updated at 6.45 p.m. April 15, 2026 THAI Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul joined the Asia Zero Emission Community (AZEC) Plus Online Summit this afternoon (April 15) where he stressed the importance of regional cooperation amidst global energy volatility brought on by ongoing war in the Middle East, Naewna newspaper said. This forum was initiated […]
Read MoreTrump kicks off Asia tour with Malaysia summit, to witness signing of Thai-Khmer pact
By AFP and published by CNA Kuala Lumpur – US President Donald Trump arrived in Malaysia on Sunday (Oct. 26) on the first leg of an Asian tour that will include high-stakes trade talks with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. Arriving at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Sunday morning, he was received by Malaysian Prime […]
Read MoreAnutin to make a quick trip to KL to sign Thai-Khmer peace pact
ALTHOUGH Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has cancelled his flight to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, today (Oct. 25) to attend the 47th Asean Summit as the nation mourns the passing of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit the Queen Mother, he will make it there for the signing of the Thai-Cambodian peace agreement to be witnessed by US […]
Read MoreSoutheast Asian nations want to discuss tariffs with Trump as a unified bloc, Malaysia PM says
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Southeast Asian nations will forge a common front to face challenges including economic headwinds from US tariffs and a four-year civil war in Myanmar, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said today (May 26). Opening an annual summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, […]
Read MorePM denies trip to UK was just a holiday
PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra said this evening (May 25) before flying to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to attend the 46th Asean summit that her trip to UK and Monaco was far from being a vacation with progress made on bringing Formula 1 city circuit Grand Prix to Thailand, Amarin TV said. The Prime Minister said […]
Read MoreVisiting Indian PM Modi and Thaksin hold talks on expanding ties
.INDIAN Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is currently in Thailand to attend the 6th Bimstec (Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation) summit today (Apr. 4) met former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra yesterday during which they had a long conversation on expanding Thai-Indian cooperation, Naewna newspaper said. In a post shared […]
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