ASEAN Perspectives

UK’s Johnson meets Myanmar’s Suu Kyi on Rohingya crisis

NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar (AFP) -- Britain's foreign minister Boris Johnson met with Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar's capital on Sunday to press…

Kim Jong Un’s sister arrives in South Korea for historic visit

by Hwang Sunghee Agence France-Presse PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's sister joined athletes and…

Cambodia criminalizes criticism of king

  PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) -- Cambodia's government on Friday approved the country's first lese majeste law handing a five…

May arrives in China eyeing post-Brexit trade links

by Ben Dooley Agence France-Presse BEIJING, China (AFP) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May arrived in China on Wednesday as…

Talks in Myanmar to ‘settle issues’ on Rohingya return

YANGON, Myanmar (AFP) -- Talks were held Monday to "settle issues" over the repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, Bangladeshi…

North Korea says will attend Olympics in rival South

by Hwang Sunghee Agence France-Presse SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) -- North Korea said it was willing to send athletes and…

Top Brunei trade official and diplomat is new ASEAN Secretary-General

  (Eagle News) -- A top trade official and diplomat from Brunei Darussalam, Dato Paduka Lim Jock Hoi, assumed office…

Chinese gov’t report says China has expanded its islands in South China Sea

A new Chinese government report said China has "reasonably" expanded its islands in the disputed South China Sea and this…

Possible ‘elements of genocide’ in Myanmar: UN

  by Nina Larson Agence France Presse GENEVA, Switzerland (AFP) -- UN member states said Tuesday that Myanmar was likely…

Rohingya still fleeing Myanmar despite repatriation deal

  COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh (AFP) -- Rohingya are still fleeing into Bangladesh even after an agreement was signed with Myanmar…

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