ASEAN
THAILAND: Government to boost spending, ASEAN ties
Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont pledged in his first policy address today to improve...
ThailandCHINA/ASEAN: Beijing hosts ASEAN leaders
Leaders of the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China met today in Nanning, in...
ChinaBURMA: Convention resumes as UN focus turns to junta
The National Convention resumed on October 10. The session brings the Convention closer to...
BurmaINDONESIA: Jakarta struggles with series of disasters
The government today pledged to ratify an Association of South-east Asian Nations' agreement on...
IndonesiaUS/ASEAN: Thai coup undercuts effort to boost ties
US policymakers anticipated that it would be challenging to improve trade and political links...
United StatesRUSSIA/ASEAN: Pragmatic calculations guide policy
Russia has officially given ASEAN increasing political significance, viewing it as an important...
RussiaJAPAN: Landmark accord lets in foreign labour
By allowing special access to Philippine nurses and care workers, Tokyo has enlarged the...
JapanRUSSIA/EAST ASIA: Energy and arms diversify relations
The importance of East Asia in Moscow's foreign policy has risen along with its determination to...
Russia