Tag: ASEAN
Paing Phyo Min, one of the leaders of the opposition to the junta, arrested again
While Asean leaders are meeting in Laos to put a peace process in Burma back on track, the Burmese police continue to repress all dissent. 1 min Paing Phyo Min…
In China, the morale of European companies is at its lowest
Are European companies tired of China? In any case, this is what the annual survey by the EU Chamber of Commerce in Beijing, published this Friday, May 10, suggests. The…
ASEAN “deeply concerned” by the escalation of the conflict in Myawaddy
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) expressed its “ deep » concern over the intensification of the civil conflict in Burma, which recently culminated with the capture of a…
Joko Widodo, the president who wanted to see Indonesia big
With a popularity rating which fluctuates according to sources between 75 and 80%, to make Western leaders green with envy, the outgoing Indonesian president Joko Widodo has managed in ten…
ASEAN begins military exercises amid tensions in South China Sea
In Asia, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) began its first military exercises in the region without the presence of countries outside the bloc. It’s a first. These exercises…
ASEAN fails to advance Burma peace plan
Same actors, same scenario: ASEAN unable to agree on the Burmese file. On the last day of its regional summit, the organization of Southeast Asian countries made no progress on…
By taking the helm of ASEAN, will Indonesia make a third voice heard?
This Sunday, Indonesia takes the lead in ASEAN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. What will be the main challenges for the alliance in 2023 at regional and international level?…
first visit by a US president to an ASEAN summit since 2017
This is the first visit by an American president to an ASEAN summit since 2017. Joe Biden landed on the morning of November 12 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, where the…
Taiwan tensions rock Cambodia’s ASEAN summit
The crisis around Taiwan this Friday turned an Asean meeting in Cambodia upside down. Gathered in the capital Phnom Penh, the foreign ministers of the bloc of Southeast Asian countries…
US invites ASEAN chiefs to try to counter Chinese influence
US President Joe Biden welcomed the leaders of Asean to the White House on Thursday, May 12, in a charm operation. For two days, the United States and the leaders…