Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

The Status of Visiting Forces Agreement will enable the armed forces of the Philippines and New Zealand to elevate their cooperation activities and conduct exercises in each other’s territories.

Singapore’s foreign affairs minister was speaking after the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi on Jan 18 and 19, the first high-level meeting hosted by Malaysia as the bloc’s 2025 chair.

LANGKAWI: Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan will attend the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi from Jan 18 to Jan 19. Dr Balakrishnan is attending at the ...

LANGKAWI – Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan will be in Langkawi, Malaysia, from Jan 18 to 19, to attend the Asean foreign ministers’ retreat. This is the first high-level Asean ...

said Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. “(Asean) cannot control the agendas of the superpowers, or indeed the larger powers, but we can, and we should focus on integrating ourselves ...

Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa, Vietnam's Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son, Malaysia's Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan, Philippines ...

LANGKAWI: Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan will attend the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat in Langkawi from Jan 18 to Jan 19. Dr Balakrishnan is attending at the ...

China suspended imports of syrup and premixed powder from Thailand, the world's second-largest sugar exporter, in December because of concerns over factory hygiene, with shipments left stranded in Chinese ports.

The PAP has dominated Singaporean politics since its founding. But in elections this year, it will face its biggest challenge yet. The post Singapore's Next Elections Could Remake Its Political Landscape appeared first on World Politics Review.

Malaysia is committed to addressing regional issues, but expectations on Myanmar and the advancing of talks on a code of conduct between the 10-member Association of

Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc's new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar's drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.