Hong Kong’s leader said on Tuesday that China’s recent removal of its top representative in the city, known for his hardline policies on national security, had been a “normal” personnel change. In a surprise development, China announced late on Friday that Zheng Yanxiong, the director of China’s Liaison Office in Hong Kong – Beijing’s main […]
Read MoreThe Philippines and the European Union have agreed to start a dialogue on security and defence in order to tackle emerging threats like cyber attacks and foreign interference, Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo said on Monday. The announcement came during the visit to Manila of EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas for meetings with Manalo as […]
Read MoreSaudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said on Saturday that the kingdom will jointly offer with Qatar financial support to state employees in Syria. “The kingdom will provide with Qatar joint financial support to state employees in Syria,” Bin Farhan said during a press conference with his Syrian counterpart Asaad al-Shibani in […]
Read MoreBy Fanny Potkin, Xinghui Kok and Idrees Ali SINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that division between the two superpowers, the United States and China, is the main risk currently confronting the world as he emphasised the need for building new coalitions between Paris and partners in the Indo-Pacific. […]
Read MoreNobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus unveiled a ‘Three Zero’ theory to improve human lives in the world in the post-MDG (Millennium Development Goals) regime after the year 2015. “We should move ahead with three goals—Zero poverty, Zero unemployment and Zero net carbon (CO2) emission—-to achieve the vision of SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) to improve human […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE, May 30 (Reuters) – Pakistan and India are close to reducing the troop build up along their border to levels before conflict erupted between the nuclear-armed neighbours this month, a top Pakistani military official told Reuters on Friday, although he warned the crisis had increased the risk of escalation in the future. Both sides […]
Read MoreFrench President Emmanuel Macron bestowed Indonesia’s leader with France’s top award during a visit to a military base on Thursday, before a trip to the world’s largest Buddhist temple. Macron’s visit to Indonesia is the second stop of a three-nation, six-day tour of Southeast Asia that began with Vietnam and concludes in Singapore. After meeting […]
Read MoreUS Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth will try to convince Asian defence leaders this weekend that the United States is a more trusted partner for the region than China, US officials told Reuters, as questions linger about the Trump administration’s commitment to the region. Hegseth, who has spent a large portion of his first months on […]
Read MoreTokyo, May 28, 2025: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday reiterated that a general election will be held in Bangladesh by June next year under any circumstances to carry forward the reform initiatives taken by the current interim government. Professor Yunus renewed the vow when former Japanese Prime Minister and Japan-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship League […]
Read MoreKUALA LUMPUR: Brunei’s Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah was admitted to the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday due to fatigue, Malaysian government sources confirmed to AFP. The sultan is in Kuala Lumpur with other Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) leaders, who are meeting on Tuesday with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and dignitaries from […]
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