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East Timor formally admitted to ASEAN in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s

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East Timor formally admitted to ASEAN in the group’s first expansion since the 1990s

Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, China’s Premier Li Qiang and Timor-Leste’s Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao pose during the signing ceremony of the declaration on the admission of the Democratic Republic Of Timor-Leste into ASEAN at the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits in Kuala Lumpur, on October 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters…

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U.S., China seek to avoid trade war escalation, salvage Trump-Xi meeting in Malaysia talks

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U.S., China seek to avoid trade war escalation, salvage Trump-Xi meeting in Malaysia talks

Top economic officials from the U.S. and China will face off in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday (October 25, 2025) to try to avert an escalation of their trade war and ensure that a meeting happens next week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The talks on the sidelines of the Association…

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Donald Trump aims to clinch deal with China’s Xi during Asia trip

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Donald Trump aims to clinch deal with China’s Xi during Asia trip

U.S. President Donald Trump will test his deal-making capabilities on a trip next week to Asia, a region battered by his hardball trade policies, while doubts hang over his highly anticipated meeting with China’s Xi Jinping. Mr. Trump, who leaves Washington on Friday (October 24, 2025) night, is set for a five-day trip spanning Malaysia,…

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South East Asian summit urges end to Myanmar violence but struggles for solutions

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South East Asian summit urges end to Myanmar violence but struggles for solutions

South East Asian country leaders hold hands during the opening ceremony of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Vientiane, Laos, Wednesday (October 9, 2024) | Photo Credit: AP Southeast Asian leaders pressed Myanmar’s junta and its opponents on Wednesday (October 9, 2024) to take “concrete action” to stop the bloodshed in…

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ASEAN leaders meet in Laos as Thailand PM urges Myanmar engagement ahead of election

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ASEAN leaders meet in Laos as Thailand PM urges Myanmar engagement ahead of election

From left to right, Myanmar’s Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Aung Kyaw Moe, Philippine’s President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Laos’ President Thongloun Sisoulith, Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Indonesian…

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ASEAN summit: Southeast Asian leaders to discuss Myanmar crisis and South China Sea tensions

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ASEAN summit: Southeast Asian leaders to discuss Myanmar crisis and South China Sea tensions

Myanmar’s Foreign Ministry Permanent Secretary Aung Kyaw Moe, Philippine’s President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Laos’ President Thongloun Sisoulith, Laos’ Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, Indonesian Vice President Ma’ruf…

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Myanmar to send representative to ASEAN summit for first time in three years

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Myanmar to send representative to ASEAN summit for first time in three years

Soldiers sit next to an armoured vehicle outside a hotel during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Vientiane on October 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Myanmar will send a representative to a regional summit this week for the first time in three years, a diplomatic source said on Tuesday, as the…

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ASEAN summit: Jaishankar meets leaders from Russia, EU, South Korea, Türkiye

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ASEAN summit: Jaishankar meets leaders from Russia, EU, South Korea, Türkiye

India’s Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar attends the 57th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting at the National Convention Center, in Vientiane, Laos July 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on July 27 held a meeting with leaders from several nations, including Russia, the European Union, Türkiye, South Korea, Singapore, Brunei, and New…

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Top diplomats from ASEAN , U.S., China meet to discuss Myanmar crisis, maritime disputes

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Top diplomats from ASEAN , U.S., China meet to discuss Myanmar crisis, maritime disputes

Top officials pose for a group photo at the 25th ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers session of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Vientiane, Laos, Saturday, July 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Top diplomats from Southeast Asia convened on July 27 in the Laotian capital with their powerful dialogue…

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