Asean

Philippines, China pledge to maintain dialogue despite tensions

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during the press conference after the 11th Lancang-Mekong Cooperation Foreign Ministers Meeting in Beijing, China, November 4, 2026. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool

Singapore to steer ‘mutually beneficial’ US-ASEAN defence framework amid regional sensitivities

Defence Minister Chan Chun Sing (right) formally took over the chairmanship of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting for 2027 from his Philippine counterpart Gilberto Teodoro Jr in Cebu, the Philippines, on Oct 28.

Singapore-Manila flights among those cancelled, rescheduled by Philippine Airlines from Nov 14-18

Philippine Airlines said affected passengers would be notified through e-mail and text messages.

Brazil’s Lula to attend UN COP31 climate summit in Turkey

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva addresses the 81st United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New York City, US, September 22, 2026. REUTERS/BRENDAN MCDERMID

‘Better late than never,’ says Balakrishnan on first Pakistan visit by S’pore leader in two decades

Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan (left) speaking with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif during their meeting in Islamabad.

China mourns an ‘old friend’ in ex-PM Yasuo Fukuda, with Japan’s foreign policy at a crossroads

Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda speaks at a ceremony on the Tokyo Tower to mark Chinese New Year in February 2019.

ASEAN envoy meets Myanmar minister, discusses civil war and aid access

FILE PHOTO: Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro holds a bilateral meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (not pictured) on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila on July 22, 2026. TED ALJIBE/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

ASEAN envoy ends Myanmar trip with no public Suu Kyi meeting

ASEAN special Myanmar envoy Theresa Lazaro visiting Taunggyi, in Myanmar’s southern Shan State, on Oct 28.

China cries foul as tensions with Manila flare at ASEAN defence talks

Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr (fifth from left) delivering the opening remarks during the 13th ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus in Cebu on Oct 29.

Strong El Nino in coming years can cut crop yields by up to 10%, says study on ASEAN agriculture

Drier and hotter weather caused by the climate phenomenon is likely to affect rice production the most out of the five major crops assessed, according to the study.

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