ASEAN IN FOCUS

South China Sea tensions take center stage at Asia Summit

Beijing's "illegal" island building in the South China Sea moves centre stage at an Asian summit after the Philippines produces…

Malaysia reports first pregnant Zika patient

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Malaysia on Wednesday reported its first case of a pregnant woman with Zika -- a…

South China Sea: facts on a decades-long dispute

VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) -- The disputed South China Sea was in focus Wednesday at a regional summit in Laos, the…

Obama meets survivor of US bombs in Laos

VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) -- US president Barack Obama on Wednesday met a survivor maimed by American bombs covertly dropped on…

Ahead of summit, Philippines shows images of Chinese boats at disputed shoal

  (REUTERS)  The Philippines' defense ministry released pictures on Wednesday showing what it said were Chinese boats near a disputed…

Philippines releases photos of China’s alleged secret island building

VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) -- The Philippines released photos Wednesday to back its claims that China had secretly begun work to…

ASEAN leaders meet for the second day in Laos

    VIENTIANE, Laos (Reuters) -- Leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered for a second day…

Singapore PM Lee meets with President Duterte before formal start of ASEAN

  (Eagle News) – Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong met President Rodrigo Duterte, ahead of the official opening of…

Duterte sits down for talks with Japanese, Vietnamese leaders

  (Reuters) -- Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte sat down for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday (September…

ASEAN Summit opens in Laos

(Reuters) -- Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) attended the opening ceremony of their regional meeting on…

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