ASEAN countries retaliate against Chinese bullying in the South China Sea  

ASEAN countries retaliate against Chinese bullying in the South China Sea  

Beijing/Manila: The member countries of the ASEAN group have started retaliating against the Chinese bullying to establish its right over the South China Sea region. The Philippines has started new construction on Pagasa Island and has decided to continue with the military pact with the United States. Vietnam has the current Presidency of ASEAN, and […]

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Either the US or China will have to be chosen in future, Singapore PM warns ASEAN

Either the US or China will have to be chosen in future, Singapore PM warns ASEAN

Singapore: Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong warned about the intensifying war of domination between the two superpowers in the Asian region saying ‘The ASEAN countries will have to choose between the United States and China in the future. But, let us hope that this is a distant situation.’ There is a raging trade war […]

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China proposes joint military exercises to the ASEAN countries without US and others in South Asia

China proposes joint military exercises to the ASEAN countries without US and others in South Asia

Beijing: China has proposed a joint military exercises with the South East Asian countries excluding all the countries outside the region. This Chinese proposal seems to be an effort to check the activities of the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific and South China Sea region. China has expressed interest in jointly carrying […]

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US provides defence aid worth $ 300 million to ‘ASEAN’ to counter the Chinese influence, announces Mike Pompeo

US provides defence aid worth $ 300 million to ‘ASEAN’ to counter the Chinese influence, announces Mike Pompeo

Singapore/Washington: ‘The United States has declared an additional aid of $ 300 million with the intention to fulfil its promise of strengthening the security at the regional level in the Indo-Pacific region. We are confident that the United States’ defence cooperation will strengthen further with this aid in the Indo-Pacific region,’ US Secretary of State […]

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ASEAN-Australia special summit: Discusses key points of cyber security, trade, South China Sea, Korea

ASEAN-Australia special summit: Discusses key points of cyber security, trade, South China Sea, Korea

Sydney: Australian Prime Mister Malcom Turnbull assured the strengthening of cooperation with the ‘ASEAN’ by saying, ‘The ‘Australia-ASEAN Summit’ has endorsed the Australian commitment and all-weather friendship towards the ASEAN countries’. The ‘Australia-ASEAN summit’ was organised for the first time on Friday. The summit concluded on Sunday and according to the sources the main points […]

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India’s global influence is independent of the United States – Chinese govt mouthpiece claims

India’s global influence is independent of the United States – Chinese govt mouthpiece claims

Beijing – India has started purchasing large quantities of fuel and weapons from Russia. According to the claim made by the United States, human rights are being crushed in India. Yet, ignoring this claim, the United States is developing strategic cooperation with India. Besides, vigorous preparations have been initiated for Prime Minister Modi’s visit to […]

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South Korea and Indonesia to exclude US dollar from bilateral trade – sign MoU to promote bilateral transactions in local currencies

South Korea and Indonesia to exclude US dollar from bilateral trade – sign MoU to promote bilateral transactions in local currencies

Seoul/ Jakarta: South Korea and Indonesia, among the five leading economies in Asia, have decided to transact in local currencies. A meeting of both countries’ central banks was recently held in South Korea. On this occasion, an agreement was signed to use the local currencies ‘Won’ and ‘Rupiah’ instead of the US dollar in trade […]

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