ASEAN, China Advance Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agenda
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, on 21 July 2026, met with H.E. Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee,…
Japanese FM Reaffirms Support for Stronger Philippines Partnership
Courtesy Call on H.E. Mr. Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., President of the Republic of the Philippines by Foreign Minister MOTEGI On July 21, commencing at 5:05 p.m. local time (6:05…
ASEAN calls for maximum restraint and immediate halt to US-Iran hostilities
ASEAN foreign ministers are expressing “serious concern over the rapidly evolving situation in the Middle East”, specifically highlighting “renewed hostilities” involving the US and Iran. – In a statement, the…
ASEAN Between a Strategic Shock Absorber and a Fractured Buffer
As foreign ministers and senior diplomats from across the Indo Pacific converge on Manila for the 59th annual meetings of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the Philippine capital has…
ASEAN Foreign Ministers Review Regional Human Rights Agenda
Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, today participated in the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Interface with Representatives of the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR), held on the sidelines…
Philippines, Germany Review Bilateral Ties and West Philippine Sea
Had a productive phone call with German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul where we discussed 🇵🇭-🇩🇪 bilateral relations following the successful State Visit of the German Federal President, Germany’s engagement with…
ASEAN envoy meets Myanmar opposition groups in Thailand
ASEAN’s special envoy on Myanmar held talks with ethnic minority rebel groups and a government-backed negotiation committee in an effort to tackle a civil war, with both sides expressing openness…
Myanmar tells ASEAN detained Aung San Suu Kyi will be looked after, special envoy says
Foreign ministers from the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN were told on Sunday by their Myanmar counterpart that detained former leader Aung San Suu Kyi is in good health and would…
Japan Reaffirms Support for South China Sea Arbitral Ruling
Ten years since the issuance of the Arbitral Tribunal’s award as to the disputes between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China regarding the South China…
ASEAN, South Korea Reaffirm Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
Senior Officials of ASEAN and the Republic of Korea (ROK) reaffirmed their commitment to further advancing the ASEAN-ROK Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) at the 30th ASEAN-ROK Dialogue, held in Seoul…