Trump 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 […]
Read MoreApec closes in Peru with China’s President Xi front and centre as Trump whiplash looms
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Lima, Peru – After two days of meetings in Lima that rarely ventured beyond platitudes in discussing the strategies of robust economic engagement, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum wrapped up Saturday (Nov. 16) with a spirit of detente that many fear the annual summit may not see again […]
Read MoreZelenskyy in Philippines to promote peace summit he says China and Russia are trying to undermine
By AP and published by Yahoo!News Manila, Philippines – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the Philippines today (June 3) in a rare Asian trip to urge regional leaders to attend a Swiss-organised global peace summit on the war in Ukraine that he accuses Russia, with China’s help, of trying to undermine. Zelenskyy arrived […]
Read MoreJapan, Asean agree to boost maritime security cooperation
By AFP and published by CNA Tokyo – Southeast Asian and Japanese leaders agreed today (Dec, 17) to boost dialogue and cooperation in “maritime security” in the face of China’s growing assertiveness in the region. Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea, a vital trade corridor, and its increased deployment of vessels and […]
Read MoreJoe Biden, Xi Jinping agree to restart high-level military talks
By AFP and published by NDTV Beijing – US President Joe Biden hailed “real progress” with Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit in California on Wednesday (Nov. 15) as they agreed to restore military-to-military communications in a bid to ease soaring tensions. The leaders of the world’s biggest economies shook hands and smiled […]
Read MoreBiden, Xi set to steal Apec spotlight with talks to steady ties
By Reuters and published by CNA Washington – US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to hold summit talks in San Francisco next week as they seek to stabilise tense ties by meeting in-person for just the second time in nearly three years, but little bonhomie and no grand bargains […]
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