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Australia pledges new funds for maritime cooperation as ASEAN summit begins

Updated March 04, 2024, 03:05 a.m. ET. Canberra will invest $64 million Australian dollars (US$41.8 million) over the next four…

8 months ago

Why Laos’ Communists cannot do anti-corruption

Corruption is often seen as a byproduct, a quirk, of a political system. But in many authoritarian states, it is…

8 months ago

The case for seating overseas legislators in Southeast Asian parliaments

Around 1.7 million Indonesians living overseas are registered to vote in this month’s presidential and legislative elections, a mammoth task…

8 months ago

Eight songs that didn’t make it into China’s Lunar New Year gala

As people across China welcome the Year of the Dragon, the ruling Communist Party's propaganda machine has stepped up a…

8 months ago

Senate confirms Kurt Campbell as No. 2 US diplomat

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed President Joe Biden’s top Asia foreign policy aide, Kurt Campbell, as deputy secretary of…

8 months ago

US defense bill spends big against China’s maritime claims

U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday signed into law an $886 billion defense bill that includes US$16 billion to deter…

10 months ago

Jailed Uyghur academic Ilham Tohti nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

More than 180 high-level officials and experts have nominated jailed Uyghur academic and blogger Ilham Tohti to receive the 2024…

10 months ago

Activists call for probe into China’s ‘consular volunteers’ network

The Chinese Communist Party is running a global network of "consular volunteers" through its embassies and consulates who form part…

11 months ago

Beijing tests Manila’s nerves in disputed reef

China was once again trying to block Philippine ships from delivering supplies to the troops stationed at the Second Thomas…

11 months ago

Australia and China: Besties again? It’s complicated

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese wrapped up a three-day trip to China Tuesday, calling for the “full resumption of free…

12 months ago

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