Malaysian House Speaker Johari Abdul called for more dialogue, not confrontation, over South China Sea disputes, saying the Philippines is "doing the right thing" in its diplomatic approach to China.

The Philippines publishes annual economic growth data after a challenging year that saw the island nation grapple with a host of challenges, including natural disasters and global economic uncertainty. The country has revised its 2024 GDP growth target downward to a range of 6-6.5%, from a previously projected 7%.

Southeast Asian foreign ministers are gathering for their first meeting this year under the regional bloc’s new chair, Malaysia, seeking a breakthrough over Myanmar’s drawn-out civil war and territorial disputes in the South China Sea.

Myanmar has been in turmoil since 2021 when its military overthrew the government of Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.

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The regional bloc ASEAN and China should make headway on a protracted code of conduct for the South China Sea by tackling thorny "milestone issues", including its scope and if it can be legally binding,

Myanmar has been in turmoil since early 2021 ... the site of heated confrontations between ASEAN member the Philippines and China, a major source of the region's trade and investment.

Conflict tracking in Myanmar. Investigations of Chinese human trafficking. Refugee healthcare in Thailand. Strengthening independent media in Mongolia. Environmental conservation in Tibet. These are just a few of the Asia-focused programmes operating with US government funds that risk permanent closure after US President Donald Trump signed an executive order last week suspending all foreign aid,

Healthcare centres serving tens of thousands of refugees on the Thai-Myanmar border have been ordered shut after U.S. President Donald Trump froze most foreign aid last week, forcing Thai officials to transport the sickest patients to other facilities.

Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar

Chinese authorities have detained a key suspect in human trafficking cases linked to online scam networks in Myanmar

A trade official from the Philippines has expressed openness to more cooperation with China even as the two countries appear perpetually at odds over a number of tense geopolitical issues - not least of which a heated sovereignty dispute in the Sea.