ASEAN IN FOCUS

Blinken to visit Vietnam, Japan as Asia tensions flare

Washington, United States | AFP | Monday 4/10/2023  Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Vietnam later this week in…

Philippines rules out ‘offensive actions’ on bases US can use

Manila, Philippines | AFP | Monday 4/10/2023 The Philippines will not allow "any offensive actions" from the bases it has…

URGENT: Taiwan detected 12 Chinese warships, 91 jets on final day of drills: defence ministry

Taipei, Taiwan | AFP | Monday 4/10/2023 Taiwan's defence ministry said it detected 12 Chinese warships and 91 aircraft around…

Work-from-home order issued as Thai city tops world pollution table

Chiang Mai, Thailand | AFP | Thailand's Chiang Mai was ranked the world's most polluted city on Friday, with authorities…

Thai shooting death toll rises to six: police

Bangkok, Thailand | AFP | Monday 4/10/2023 Two more people have been found dead following a weekend shootout in southern…

China ends Taiwan war games aimed at ‘sealing off’ island

Pingtan, China | AFP | Monday 4/10/2023 by Matthew Walsh, with Jack Moore in Matsu, Taiwan China declared it had…

China launches three days of military drills in Taiwan Strait

  Beijing, China | AFP | Saturday 4/8/2023 by James Edgar with Matthew Walsh in Pingtan China launched military drills…

China warns Philippine-US base deal ‘endangering regional peace’

China warned on Tuesday that Washington was "endangering regional peace" in a new deal with the Philippines that will see…

Papua New Guinea quake toll rises to seven

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Papua New Guinea rose to seven on Tuesday, as emergency crews made…

6.1-magnitude quake strikes off Indonesia’s Sumatra island: USGS

Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Sumatra island in western Indonesia on Monday, shaking homes of panicked…

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