President Ferdinand Marcos Jr of Philippines said escalating tension in South China Sea required Manila to partner with allies & neighbours to maintain peace.
Marcos said he voiced concern over South China Sea incidents between Chinese and Philippine vessels, including one collision. He said he also raised plight of Filipino fishermen.
Philippines president Marcos Kumaran said helicopters provided to Philippines Coast Guard, built for India's Navy and Coast Guard, can be used for more active security operations.
Loss of chairmanship blow to Myanmar's ruling military leadership in gaining international recognition. In 2021, ASEAN leaders had agreed to a 5-point consensus to address Myanmar situation.
The vessel was designed for roughly 40 passengers but it remains unclear how many people were allowed to board. The manifest showed only 22 names, the coast guard said.
Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told media that ‘South China Sea is home to all regional countries, and should not be a hunting ground for external forces.’
The sunken tanker was carrying about 800,000 litres– 211,338 gallons – of industrial fuel oil when it suffered engine trouble on 28 February in rough seas.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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