August 01, 2019 3:15 PMBANGKOK (REUTERS) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told South-east Asian counterparts at a meeting in Bangkok on Thursday (Aug 1) that the United States never asked Indo-Pacific nations to take sides. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-01 09:05:32 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8848

August 01, 2019 3:05 PMTOKYO – Call it co-working, Japan style. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-01 09:05:30 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8847

August 01, 2019 3:03 PMBANGKOK (REUTERS) – Senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi, who met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday (Aug 1), said it was important for China and the United States to meet face-to-face and cooperate no matter how many problems may arise. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-08-01 […]Continue reading

July 31, 2019 9:50 PMKARACHI (AFP) – At least 12 people were killed as monsoon rains lashed Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, officials and charity groups confirmed Wednesday (July 31), while flooding also triggered power outages and overwhelmed the metropolis’s fragile infrastructure. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 15:02:58 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 […]Continue reading

July 31, 2019 8:45 PMBANGKOK – Attempts to reduce tension in the contested South China Sea reached a milestone on Wednesday (July 31) when Beijing revealed that Asean and China had completed the first reading of the single draft negotiating text for a code of conduct (COC). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 […]Continue reading

July 31, 2019 5:04 PMMUZAFFARABAD (AFP) – Pakistani officials evacuated more than 50 Chinese nationals working near the Kashmir frontier, authorities said Wednesday (July 31), after skirmishes with India killed at least three people and injured dozens. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 12:05:23 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8822

July 31, 2019 4:36 PMSEOUL (AFP) – The foreign ministers of South Korea and Japan will meet this week, Seoul said Wednesday (July 31), as a long-running diplomatic row develops into a bitter trade spat between the two US allies. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 12:05:20 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: […]Continue reading

July 31, 2019 4:29 PMIn its editorial, the paper says that the international community must put greater pressure on authorities in Myanmar, as well as give material assistance to Bangladesh. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 12:05:16 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8820

July 31, 2019 3:04 PMSYDNEY (REUTERS) – Australia’s most populous state will investigate if a Chinese friendship division of the country’s main opposition party broke rules on political donations, at a time of deepening concern over Chinese influence in Australia. Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 09:00:49 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: […]Continue reading

July 31, 2019 2:48 PMSYDNEY (AFP) – A bush resort in Australia that lured tourists with the promise of shooting wombats and other native wildlife with military weapons is under police investigation, authorities said on Wednesday (July 31). Go to Source Author: straitstimes.com Post date: 2019-07-31 09:00:47 Category: Asia Tag: 2019 Post ID: 8813