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Indonesian President Jokowi warns ASEAN ‘can’t be proxy’ of any country
The Jakarta meetings have been joined by both China and the United States, whose top diplomats met on Thursday on the sidelines in the Indonesian capital.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned China's Wang Yi of consequences after a…
Blinken to meet China’s Wang Yi in Jakarta at ASEAN meetings: US State Department
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi on Thursday (Jul 13) as officials gather in Indonesia for ASEAN meetings, the US State Department said in announcing the latest in series of interactions between…
Indonesia warns nuclear weapons put Southeast Asia a ‘miscalculation away’ from a…
Indonesia's top diplomat warned Tuesday of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, saying that Southeast Asia is "one miscalculation away from apocalypse" and pressing for world powers to sign a treaty to keep the region free from such…
Myanmar crisis tops agenda at ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting
ASEAN foreign ministers gathered in Indonesia on Tuesday for talks dominated by the crisis in Myanmar, with the regional bloc divided over how or whether to reengage with the coup-wracked country's ruling junta.…
Myanmar, South China Sea Tensions Top Agenda At ASEAN Meet In Indonesia
<!-- -->ASEAN foreign ministers will gather in Indonesia on Tuesday. (File)Jakarta: Southeast Asia's top diplomats will gather in Indonesia on Tuesday amid pressure to address a bloody political crisis in Myanmar and resolve tensions…
Commentary: Can China help bring peace to Myanmar?
With more high-level engagement likely soon, the question of how China can encourage positive outcomes for Myanmar requires a focus on its core interests. While Myanmar’s economic growth until the coup was advantageous, the fact that the…
Indonesia moves site of ASEAN military drills away from South China Sea
JAKARTA: Indonesia has changed where it will host ASEAN's first-ever joint military exercise to a location away from the South China Sea where several countries including China have overlapping territorial claims, its military said on…
ASEAN Countries Said to Set Ethics ‘Guardrails’ With AI Governance Codes
Southeast Asian countries are drawing up governance and ethics guidelines for artificial intelligence (AI) that will impose "guardrails" on the booming technology, five officials with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.Regulators…
ASEAN Bloc to Hold First Joint Military Drills in South China Sea
Last Updated: June 09, 2023, 13:32 ISTThis photo shows a Chinese coast guard ship (R) patrolling near the grounded navy ship BRP Sierra Madre (L) where Philippine marines are stationed to assert Manila's territorial claims at Second Thomas…