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Ben Scott is a senior adviser at the National Security College of Australian National University in Canberra. He previously represented the Australian Office of National Intelligence in Washington.
MANILA (Reuters) -- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has ordered his government to strengthen its coordination on maritime security to confront "a range of serious challenges" to territorial integrity and peace, as a dispute with China escalates.
SINGAPORE -- Over half of Southeast Asians would now prefer to align with China over the U.S. if ASEAN were forced to choose between the rival superpowers, a regional survey by a Singapore-based think tank showed Tuesday, reflecting Beijing's growing influence in the region.
WASHINGTON/MANILA -- U.S. President Joe Biden will add to his collection of "minilateral" gatherings of allies and partners when he hosts Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Washington on April 11 for their first trilateral summit.
JAKARTA -- Indonesia's first high-speed railway -- a 140-kilometer Beijing-backed project connecting Jakarta and Bandung -- has become a "gold standard" of bilateral cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said of the 6-month-old line.
JAKARTA/SHANGHAI -- Prabowo Subianto, Indonesia's defense minister and president-elect, met Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday in Beijing, state media Xinhua reported, cementing his relationship with Beijing ahead of his inauguration in October.
The India-led project aims to link Kolkata in India with the Sittwe seaport in Rakhine, primarily via the Bay of Bengal, covering more than 500km.
Gold prices scaled to another record high Monday, propelled by U.S. interest rate cut expectations and the metal's appeal as a safe haven asset.