43rd ASEAN SUMMIT | Chinese premier stresses solidarity with ASEAN amid map controversy
China’s Premier Li Qiang (left) attends the 26th ASEAN-China Summit during the 43rd ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, on Sept. 6,
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South China Sea
ASIA GEOPOLITICS | Indonesia hosts largest military drills with US, allies as South China Sea tension grows
Indonesian, Australian, Singaporean and US military personnel attend the opening ceremony of the Super Garuda Shield 2023 joint military exercise
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ASIA GEOPOLITICS | Why is the South China Sea a flashpoint for Asia?
Disputed claims in South China Sea. ( CSIS/AMTI/D.Rosenberg/MiddleburyCollege/HarvardAsiaQuarterly/Phil govt/ChinaMaritimeSafetyAdministration/AFP) . . 10-Line Competing claims to the South China Sea and
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HEADLINE-ASIA GEOPOLITICS | US, Japan, Australia plan joint drills in SCS
A handout photo released by the Philippine Coast Guard yesterday shows a Chinese Coast Guard ship blasting a PCG vessel
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HEADLINE-ASIA GEOPOLITICS | MANILA- The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) urges China to avoid from interfering with Ayungin Shoal resupply mission
This file photo taken on April 23, 2023 shows the grounded Philippine navy ship BRP Sierra Madre where marines are
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HEADLINE-GEOPOLITICS |‘ US, allies must act vs China’s bullying’
A handout photo released by the Philippine Coast Guard yesterday shows a Chinese Coast Guard ship blasting a PCG vessel
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POLITICS & LAWS | HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam wants Philippines to strictly handle flag vandalisation, protests China’s island exercises
Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Phạm Thu Hằng answers reporters’ questions at Thursday press conference in Hà Nội.
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OP ED | OPINION-EDITORIAL | ASEAN chairmanship matters
(From left to right) Singapore’s Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Philippines’ Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo, India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Cambodia’s
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ASEAN Ministers’ Meeting (AMM) | Jakarta prepares for flurry of ASEAN meetings
Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi (right) walks into a conference room at the ministry’s headquarters in Central Jakarta, on July
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GEOPOLITICS: CHINA’ 9-LINE | MANILA- Philippines accuses China of more ‘harassment’ near disputed reef
A Chinese Coast Guard vessel is pictured near the Philippine-occupied Thitu Island, in the disputed Spratly Islands, South China Sea,
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