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VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers and top diplomats from key partners including the United States and China were gathering in the Laotian capital on Thursday for the start of three days of talks expected to focus on the increasingly violent civil war in Myanmar, tensions in the South China Sea and other regional issues.
The Southeast Asian bloc Asean met in Laos on Wednesday (July 24) as it seeks to advance a stalled bid to resolve a crisis in Myanmar and cool tensions in the South China Sea, days ahead of a gathering of top diplomats from the world's biggest powers.
MANILA/JAKARTA -- Foreign ministers from Southeast Asian countries are convening in Laos this week for a series of meetings as the shadow of regional instability, underscored by civil unrest in Myanmar and tensions in the South China Sea, looms large.
The deal is seen as part of New Delhi’s efforts to catch up with Beijing in a global maritime race to gain quasi-control of foreign ports.
VIENTIANE -- The spread of illegal drugs in Asia is intensifying as conflict in Myanmar fuels greater distribution across borders, driving the amount of methamphetamine seized in East and Southeast Asia last year to a record high.
BANGKOK (AP) — Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the head of Myanmar’s military-government, on Monday also took the position of acting president to replace the holder of that post who was unable to perform his duties due to health problems, state media reported.
Almost a quarter of a century ago, Southeast Asia was considered a hotspot of political and economic global risk.