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China urged to cooperate as Asia worries about South China Sea row

(Reuters)    China came under pressure from the United States and Asian powers to rein in its actions in the South…

World Economic Forum on ASEAN 2016

Eagle News -- The world economic forum on ASEAN 2016 was held at the Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. The theme…

Newly found maps show Spratly Islands never a part of China

CHINA’s claim to more than 80% of the South China Sea, which includes overlapping claims with the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia…

Families of MH17 crew file suit against Malaysia Airlines

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AFP) -- Families of six Malaysia Airlines crew members who were killed when flight MH17 was shot…

China angry after Indonesia detains fishing boat

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AFP) -- Beijing insisted Monday a Chinese boat detained close to Indonesian islands had been fishing legally, in…

ASEAN monitors effectiveness of competition policy and law enforcement

BANGKOK,  Thailand -- A Brainstorming Session to Monitor the Effectiveness of Competition Regimes in ASEAN was held on 25-26 May in Bangkok,…

Three tourists killed, one missing in Thai speed boat accident

BANGKOK, Thailand (AFP) -- Three foreign tourists were killed and one other remains missing after a packed speed boat capsized…

New Vietnam PM says it won’t pursue military buildup in South China Sea

  (Reuters)  Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on Wednesday his country was not pursuing a military buildup over…

Indonesia introduces death, chemical castration for paedophiles

JAKARTA, Indonesia(AFP) -- Indonesia's president Wednesday approved tough new punishments for child sex offenders, including a maximum penalty of death…

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