Confrontations in the South China Sea between China and the Philippines continue despite efforts to manage disputes.
Lunar New Year dishes symbolise wealth, prosperity and good luck worldwide.
If approved, Thailand would be first country in Southeast Asia to legalise same-sex marriage and only second in Asia.
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Beijing’s claim is embodied by its nine-dash line that an international court rejected more than seven years ago.
Government says ‘complex’ dispute needs to be resolved through dialogue and urges swift agreement on code of conduct.
Approximately 1,200 Australian soldiers and 560 Filipino marines took part in military exercises to storm a beach.
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Brussels hosts the leaders of Southeast Asian countries in the face of the Ukraine war and challenges from China.
Foreign ministers express disappointment at military administration’s failure to implement crisis plan.
US rolls out the red carpet for Southeast Asian leaders amid increasing rivalry in the Asia Pacific.
Almost one-third of job losses in the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Brunei and Mongolia was in tourism, report says
New report shows Beijing funding hundreds of vessels used to back increasingly assertive claim on the disputed waters.
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Revelation comes as ASEAN prepares to hold emergency meeting amid frustration at military’s lack of cooperation.
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Beijing accuses US of entering sovereign waters around islands also claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan without permission.
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World oil consumption will rebound by a vigorous six million barrels a day this year, according to OPEC+ estimates.
