(ASEAN2022 Phnom Penh Media Center) ASEAN Heads of State/Government led by Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Chair of ASEAN 2022, hold an Interface with representatives of ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) led by Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, President of the National Assembly of Cambodia and rotating President of AIPA, at the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits at Sokha Phnom […]
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PHOTOS: Pres. Marcos Joins ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with Representatives of ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC)
(ASEAN2022 Phnom Penh Media Center) Cambodia hosts the ASEAN Leaders’ Interface with Representatives of ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC) in Phnom Penh this afternoon under the chairmanship of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Chair of ASEAN 2022. Photo: Hun Yuthkun, El Vattanac, Lanh Visal & Kok Ky – AKP via: Crystal Anne Ballesteros – Correspondent – EBC/NET25 Cambodia
PHOTOS: Pres. Marcos, Jr. joins ASEAN leaders’ Interface with representatives of ASEAN youth
(ASEAN2022 Phnom Penh Media Center) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. joins ASEAN leaders during the Interface with representatives of ASEAN Youth, at the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits at Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel. Photo: Hun Yuthkun, Kok Ky, & Ong Hongleang – AKP Via: Crystal Anne Ballesteros – EBC/NET25 Cambodia Photo: ASEAN2022 Phnom Penh Media Center
President Marcos Jr. Arrives in Cambodia for the ASEAN summit
(ASEAN Cambodia 2022) Wed, Nov 9, 2022 8:43 PM H.E. Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr, President of the Republic of the Philippines and his spouse, arrive at Phnom Penh International Airport this evening to attend the 40th and 41st ASEAN Summits and Related Summits in Cambodia. via Crystal Anne Ballesteros
Midterms offer Biden hope in defeat
Washington, United States | AFP | by Aurélia END Joe Biden’s Democrats seem to have escaped a feared drubbing in Tuesday’s midterm elections, but it remains to be seen whether that will revive the US president’s flagging fortunes until 2024 — or beyond. The 79-year-old, who framed the race as a clash between defenders of democracy and the “extremist” camp of Donald Trump, spent election night in back-to-back calls with Democrats savoring their wins […]
US-China rivalry, N. Korea to dominate ASEAN summit
Phnom Penh, Cambodia | AFP | by Suy SE The US-China rivalry and growing fears of a new North Korean nuclear test will loom over a meeting this week of Southeast Asian leaders attended by US President Joe Biden. Leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will meet in Phnom Penh from Friday, kicking off a diplomatic blitz in the region that also takes in next week’s G20 in Bali and an APEC […]
Southeast Asia’s Russian dilemma as summits loom
Bangkok, Thailand | AFP | by Lisa Martin and Alexis Hontang Southeast Asian countries look set to maintain ties with Russia as a trio of global summits loom, despite US-led efforts to isolate Moscow over its Ukraine invasion. The Ukraine conflict and its repercussions — higher fuel, energy and food costs and supply chain disruptions — will loom over the back-to-back gatherings in Phnom Penh, Bali and Bangkok. The diplomatic whirl begins this week with […]
Myanmar takes delivery of Russian fighter jets: monitor
Bangkok, Thailand | AFP | Myanmar’s military has begun taking delivery of a batch of Russian-made combat jets, a monitoring group said Friday, the latest hardware shipped from Moscow as rights campaigners accuse the junta of hitting civilians with air strikes. In 2018 under the civilian government of Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s military purchased six Sukhoi Su-30s from Russia, according to Russian state media reports. Satellite data, reports from flight spotters and a […]
China, Vietnam pledge to ‘manage’ South China Sea dispute
Beijing, China | AFP | China and Vietnam agreed on Tuesday to “properly manage” territorial disputes in the South China Sea, rounding off a leaders’ meeting in Beijing as part of a diplomatic blitz by Chinese President Xi Jinping. The socialist neighbours both maintain sweeping claims to sovereignty in much of the contested waterway, parts of which are also claimed by Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia and Brunei. Trillions of dollars in ship-borne trade passes through […]
European Research and Innovation Days ASEAN 2022 focus on twin transition of green and digital in ASEAN and EU
The European Research and Innovation Days ASEAN 2022, the flagship regional event of EURAXESS ASEAN, will take place virtually from 2 to 11 November 2022, bringing together policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs and the public to debate and shape the future of the world we want to live in. This year, the European Research and Innovation Days ASEAN 2022 will focus on green and digital transitions in ASEAN and EU, highlighting the creation of a […]
ASEAN ministers ‘even more determined’ to solve Myanmar crisis
Jakarta, Indonesia | AFP | by Marchio GORBIANO Southeast Asian foreign ministers said they were “even more determined” to solve the political crisis in Myanmar during talks in Indonesia on Thursday ahead of the ASEAN leaders’ summit in November. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military coup in February last year, but despite its expressions of concern, efforts by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have yet to bear any fruit. But “ASEAN […]
Myanmar rebels attack key border town
Yangon, Myanmar | AFP | Myanmar ethnic rebels attacked a key town near the Thai border on Friday, residents and local media said, with the military junta calling in air strikes. The Karen National Union (KNU) has been a vocal opponent of the coup which brought the generals to power last year, and has provided shelter to dissidents working to oust the junta. Its fighters have clashed sporadically with the military along the Thai border, sending […]





