LGBTQ+ rights: Where does Southeast Asia stand?
Thailand is legalizing same-sex marriage— the first country in Southeast Asia to do so. DW looks at what is next for Thailand and the region on LGBTQ+ rights and marriage equality.A new marriage law ...
COMAC jets for Vietnam show China's push for international market
China's drive to break into foreign aviation markets with its homegrown COMAC jets has intensified, with a push to persuade ...
How China pushes to fly home-grown COMAC jets overseas
China's drive to break into foreign aviation markets with its homegrown COMAC jets has intensified, with a push to persuade ...
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ASEAN and UN-Tourism Convert 10 Countries into a Destination for Every Dream
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Retreat (AMM Retreat) was convened on 19 January 2025 in Langkawi, Malaysia. It was the first major meeting under Malaysia’s ASEAN Chairmanship 2025, with the theme ...
Southeast Asia foreign ministers seek breakthrough in Myanmar conflict and South China Sea dispute
Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, ...
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Vietnam: Repression Deepens Under New Leader
The rise of a new leader in Vietnam following a power shake-up in mid-2024 brought no reprieve from the government’s ...
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Armed Clash in the South China Sea
Contingency Planning Memoranda identify plausible scenarios that could have serious consequences for U.S. interests and propose measures to both prevent and mitigate them. The risk of conflict in ...
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South China Sea conflict risks to rise in Trump’s second term, academic forecasts
The risk of a China-US conflict in the South China Sea is set to rise in 2025, fuelled by incoming president Donald Trump’s expected assertive and confrontational approach, a prominent Chinese ...
The Straits Times19d
Advantage Vietnam in the Asean Championship final after rare win over Thailand
PHU THO – Vietnam recorded a rare win over Thailand in the first leg of the Asean Championship final at Viet Tri Stadium in Phu Tho on Jan 2. The 2-1 triumph was their first success over the ...
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‘Stripe Shirt Bro’ lands in Brunei, bringing viral stares and internet debate along (VIDEO)
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 1 — A man whose intense, unblinking stares at female models turned him into a viral sensation in November has made his first international splash — by landing in Brunei ...
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Vietnam Party Chief Highlights Urgent Need for Political Reform
Vietnam’s Communist Party chief said there’s a pressing case to reform the country’s political system and improve the party’s leadership, as officials grapple with the biggest bureaucratic ...
India Today22d
BJP roasts Rahul Gandhi over Vietnam trip, Congress says 'Get well in New Year'
In a fresh round of political sparring, the BJP slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for allegedly travelling to Vietnam to celebrate the New Year, just days after the death of former Prime Minister ...