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VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) — Southeast Asian nations avoided rebuking Beijing or mentioning a recent UN-backed tribunal ruling against its claims in the South China Sea in a statement issued Monday that will be seen as a victory for the regional giant. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) instead repeated it was “seriously concerned” by “land reclamations and escalation of activities” and merely called for self-restraint in the strategic waterway. Diplomats gathered for a […]
VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) — Top envoys from China and North Korea held talks on Monday on the sidelines of a regional summit in Laos as tensions run high on the Korean peninsula over Pyongyang’s nuclear program. North Korea’s newly minted Foreign Minister Ri Yong-Ho, a former nuclear negotiator for the hermit state, and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi met in the capital Vientiane. It is the first time Ri has attended a major diplomatic gathering […]
by Martin ABBUGAO Annabel SYMINGTON VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) — Southeast Asian nations were deadlocked Sunday about how to confront China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea as pressure from Beijing again drove a wedge between countries on the region’s toughest security challenge. Their gathering in the Laos capital is the first time regional players — including China and the United States — have met en masse since a UN-backed tribunal delivered a hammer blow […]
by Martin ABBUGAO Jerome TAYLOR VIENTIANE, Laos (AFP) — Southeast Asian nations are in unparalleled disarray over Beijing’s sabre-rattling in the South China Sea, analysts and insiders say, with the fractures set to deepen as staunch China ally Laos hosts top regional diplomats this weekend. US Secretary of State John Kerry and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi are among the delegates due to fly in from Sunday for two days of meetings in Vientiane, the […]
Eagle News — State News Agency Xinhua said, China has won the support of Laos in rejecting the outcome of a court ruling against China’s claims in the South China Sea. The subject was discussed on Thursday during a meeting between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Laos Prime Minister Thongloun Si Soulith ahead a regional summit in Mongolia . Laos’ foreign ministry has not responded to request for comment on the ruling and Laos state […]
PHNOM PENH / AFP- Cambodian Premier Hun Sen lashed out Monday at claims his government had bowed to Chinese pressure to help scupper a joint statement by Southeast Asian nations on the South China Sea. In an angry speech Hun Sen also accused an international court of political bias as it prepares to rule on a sea dispute between the Philippines and China. The Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration is widely expected to rule […]
Malaysia handed over ASEAN rotating chairmanship to Laos on Sunday (November 22), marking the end of a two-day regional meeting in Kuala Lumpur. Leaders from 18 countries including the United States, China, India, Russia, Japan and Southeast Asia who gathered for the summit in Malaysia, the host in 2015, issued strong calls for action after a recent spate of attacks by Islamic State in Paris, Mali and Lebanon. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak opened the […]
