The Latest Breaking News from ASEAN

Cambodian PM to give luxury watches as ASEAN summit souvenirs

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, an aficionado of luxury watches, will hand out intricate, locally made timepieces as souvenirs for world leaders at an international summit he is hosting this week.

Reuters · Nov 10, 2022

Ukraine boosts Southeast Asia ties with peace accord

Ukraine has signed a peace accord with Southeast Asian nations, a largely symbolic act that comes as Kyiv seeks to shore up international support in isolating Russia

The Independent UK · Nov 10, 2022

Biden's COP27, G20 plans: Talk to Xi, pressure Russia, contain North Korea

President Joe Biden starts a week-long trip to Egypt and Asia on Thursday to grapple with some of the United States' thorniest foreign policy issues, boosted by a better-than-expected showing by Democrats in the midterm elections.

Reuters · Nov 10, 2022

Philippines' Marcos to address Myanmar situation at ASEAN summit

Philippines' President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Wednesday the situation in Myanmar will be among several issues that will be addressed at the ASEAN summit.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022

US-China rivalry, N. Korea to dominate Asean summit

The US-China rivalry and growing fears of a new North Korean nuclear test will loom over a meeting this week of Southeast Asian leaders attended by US President Joe Biden.

Bangkok Post · Nov 9, 2022

Myanmar tops Asian summit's agenda as global issues loom

Southeast Asian leaders are convening in Cambodia, faced with the challenge of trying to curtail escalating violence in Myanmar while the country’s military-led government shows no signs of complying with the group’s peace plan

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022

South Korea's Yoon to attend ASEAN, G20 summit meetings this month

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol will attend meetings of ASEAN and the Group of 20 industrialised nations this month, a senior administration official said on Wednesday.

Reuters · Nov 9, 2022

Climate, Ukraine, China in focus as Biden prepares for upcoming foreign trip

President Joe Biden will meet with the leaders of Egypt, Cambodia and Indonesia during an upcoming trip to North Africa and Asia where he will show U.S. commitment on issues such as climate change and assert Washington's pledge to counter China's rising global influence.

Reuters · Nov 8, 2022

AFP sharing intelligence with Myanmar police over drug trafficking after coup

The AFP says it is critical to maintain intelligence sharing even after the military coup because 70 per cent of the methamphetamine that ends up in Australia comes from Myanmar.

ABC News · Nov 8, 2022

Hun Sen juggles global, regional politics

Who could have imagined that the world's longest reigning prime minister, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen -- or Prime Minister Hun Sen as he is more commonly known -- would stand in the front row defending Ukraine against Russia as the biggest war in Europe since World…

Bangkok Post · Nov 7, 2022