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Singapore’s welcome of future Aukus submarines underscores ‘friends-to-all’ policy
Analysts told This Week in Asia that Singapore was simply recapitulating its long-standing role as “a military access point” for Australia and the US in Southeast Asia, and Lee’s latest comments marked its more open stance to Aukus compared with its neighbours.
ASEAN and Australia move closer on climate and economic security
MELBOURNE -- Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are marking 50 years of cooperative relations with a special summit that is expected to discuss deepening joint efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the region.
What Pakistan’s political changes mean for China, the US and India
The PML-N reached out to the PPP to form a coalition government. These negotiations resulted in an understanding that Sharif would be their joint candidate for prime minister with Asif Ali Zardari – – a former president and the husband of the late prime minister Benazir Bhutto – for president.
Australia earmarks US$42 million for Asean security pact: ‘we face destabilising, provocative, coercive actions’
Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Australia would invest A$64 million (US$41.8 million) over four years, including A$40 million in new funding, which would contribute to the security and prosperity of the region, consistent with the priorities of Southeast Asian countries.
EU official praises green energy push by Malaysia's Sarawak
KUCHING, Malaysia -- Sarawak, a resource-rich state in Malaysia with an ambitious sustainable energy agenda, is drawing interest from the European Union, but the 27-nation group's top official in the country says the bloc needs new cooperative mechanisms for its companies to take advantage of the opportunity.
Sweden joining NATO bolsters Northern Europe's defense, ex-PM says
TOKYO -- Sweden's successful bid to join NATO will increase cooperation between the EU and the military alliance, the country's former Prime Minister Carl Bildt said in an interview during a trip to Tokyo.
Will Australia’s military spending surge boost its maritime security ties with Asean?
Defence Minister Richard Marles said the government’s plan would eventually increase the navy’s surface combatant fleet to 26 from 11, the largest it has been since the end of World War II.