ASEAN summit shows unity, but little else

Tokyo, May 13 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday offered to cooperate with Brunei for a successful East Asia Summit meeting in the Southeast Asian country in

A trilateral summit meeting between Japan, China and South Korea, which was scheduled to be held in Seoul next month, has been postponed apparently because of China's unwillingness to participate, it was learned Wednesday. According to sources, ...

Myanmar will pass a significant milestone in June when it hosts its first major summit, the World Economic Forum on East Asia. Organising the event would not be without its challenges given the country's lack of MICE experience, said the official ...

As the host of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit this year, Indonesia has picked regional connectivity as an agenda priority. The Jakarta Post's Linda Yulisman talked to the executive director of the APEC Secretariat Alan Bollard, ...

It's the invisible enemy: something all pilots dread as they land at Asia's tropical island resorts. Wind shear - or the sudden change in wind speed and direction - is particularly hazardous at landing, but some of the region's best known holiday ...

Attractive upstream oil & gas investment opportunities in Asia are luring major players to Myanmar, Vietnam, Indonesia, Philippines and Bangladesh. More than 50 oil & gas blocks have been put up for bids since late last year, with more coming from ...

Remarks to Press in Seoul Special Representative for North Korea Policy AMBASSADOR DAVIES: It is great to be back in Seoul, especially with this spectacular spring weather that you have got. And today, I had with my colleagues a series of very ...

About The Author Analysis of economics, politics and public policy in East Asia and the Pacific. East Asia Forum, EconomyWatch Contributor The risk of conflict in the South China Sea is significant. China claims it has sovereign rights to nearly all ...

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