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VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian leaders gathered Wednesday for an annual forum that will focus on the civil war in Myanmar and territorial tensions in the South China Sea, two key challenges that have tested the bloc’s credibility.
VIENTIANE, Laos — Southeast Asian leaders met in Laos on Wednesday (Oct 9) for a summit expected to find ways of tackling a worsening civil war in Myanmar, with Thailand set to propose a new path for a political solution after a regional peace effort made scant progress.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will continue to raise Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea and the US concern over its alleged support for Russia’s war in Ukraine when he attends the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Laos this week.
VIENTIANE, Laos — Southeast Asian leaders will meet in Laos this week as Myanmar's civil war and mounting tensions in the South China Sea risk corroding the Asean grouping's central role in the region.
BANGKOK — Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Monday (Oct 7) the regional bloc Asean must play a key role in ending the protracted civil war in Myanmar, ahead of a summit of the leaders of the 10-member group in Laos this week.
This year’s growth forecast for the Asean plus three economies – China and Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea – has weakened from 4.4 per cent to 4.2 per cent, “primarily due to adjustments for China and Vietnam”, according to the Asean+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (Amro).
President Yoon Suk Yeol’s planned trip to Southeast Asia next week aims to bolster South Korea’s role in the region, primarily by establishing a comprehensive strategic partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and strengthening bilateral relations with the Philippines and Singapore.
For members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the state of US-China relations has profound implications. It is therefore imperative for Asean members to plan for different scenarios that could unfold in the years to come.