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Secretary-General of ASEAN has a pull-aside meeting with FIFA President

Jakarta, Oct. 26 -- Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today had a pull-aside meeting with FIFA President, Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino, on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit and Relate... Read More


PM attends 28th ASEAN-Japan Summit

Hanoi, Oct. 26 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh joined leaders of other ASEAN member states and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the 28th ASEAN-Japan Summit on October 26 afternoon. In his ... Read More


Trump, Putin, and Modi: The awkward triangle of bonhomie, geopolitics, and oil

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- "Every time I speak to Vladimir (Putin), I have good conversations, and then they don't go anywhere," said Donald Trump on Wednesday-his tone betraying exasperation with his "dea... Read More


Prabowo underscores ASEAN-US partnership for peaceful Indo-Pacific

Jakarta, Oct. 26 -- President Prabowo Subianto has emphasized the importance of a strategic ASEAN-United States partnership to realize a peaceful, open, and prosperous Indo-Pacific. He made the remar... Read More


Indonesia hopes ASEAN-Canada FTA negotiations conclude in 2026

Jakarta, Oct. 26 -- Trade Minister Budi Santoso expressed hope that negotiations for the ASEAN-Canada Free Trade Agreement (FTA) will be completed in 2026 to expand market access, drive innovation, an... Read More


Fragile Trade Truce

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- Trade tensions between the United States and China appear to have entered a temporary phase of calm, though the underlying rivalry remains intact. Ahead of a meeting between Pres... Read More


UN at 80: Imperfect but indispensable

Nepal, Oct. 26 -- United Nations Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold once said, "The UN was not created to lead mankind to heaven but to save humanity from hell". When he said this in 1954, the Korean ... Read More


Top Japanese entrepreneur to establish driving school in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Prominent Japanese entrepreneur and politician Miki Watanabe has announced plans to establish a driving school in Bangladesh to help recruit thousands of skilled drivers for employme... Read More


"The world needs leaders who promote peace strongly": Malaysian PM hails Trump as Thailand-Cambodia sign landmark peace deal

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 26 -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday praised US President Donald Trump's role in facilitating the landmark agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines... Read More


Rhetoric Over Reason

New Delhi, Oct. 26 -- It would appear that Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Chief of the Army Staff of Pakistan, has decided to continue to remain and act in a hysterical mode, trying to speak irrational... Read More