Japan demands Asean unity
Senkaku in the East China Sea is concentrating minds in Tokyo, Beijing and Taipei. Source: Flickr
Jakarta has a huge responsibility to maintain unity and...
ADB extends $2M assistance to combat coronavirus
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has shelled out $2 million in fresh funds to support efforts in combating the spread of the 2019 novel...
RCEP members lure back India
Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) are underway with the crafting of measures to resolve the recent exit of India from...
Duterte’s mouth derails summit
China’s armed forces are unlikely to be sweating over the threat of coordinated Asean action. Source: Wikimedia
As the region's leaders come together in Laos...
Drones film Plain of Jars
No one knows for sure what the jars were used for. Source: Wikimedia
One of the world’s most mystifying archaeological sites has been seen from...
Laos-China railway now in advanced stages of construction
Laos-China Railway Co., Ltd. is now in the advanced stages of construction for the 422-kilometer Vientiane-Boten railway.
This as drilling of the tunnels across the...
Kerry in Laos to plan Asean summit
Laos is chairing Asean this year. Source: Wikimedia
US Secretary of State John Kerry is in Laos, where he will lay the groundwork for a...
New Laos boss visits Hanoi allies
Presidential Palace, Vientiane. Source: Flickr
Laotian President Bounnhang Vorachit has arrived in Vietnam for his first overseas trip since taking office in January.
Vorachit held talks...
Duterte kept away from Obama, Ban
President Rodrigo Duterte got on well with US Secretary of State John Kerry. Source: Wikimedia
Outspoken Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has been spared an awkward dinner...
Obama to be first US president to visit Laos
President Barack Obama will be the first US head of state to visit Laos when he attends an Asean summit in the landlocked country...
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