March 5, 2024 Australia and Laos elevate bilateral relations at Southeast Asian summit The Southeast Asian summit served as the backdrop for an agreement between Australia and Laos on defense, environment, energy, and agriculture issues.
March 5, 2024 GOP senator calls for DOD to take action after Chinese, Philippine Coast Guard vessels collide Senator Eric Schmitt of Missouri is calling on the Pentagon to take action after Chinese and Philippines Coast Guard vessels collided in the disputed South China Sea on Tuesday.
March 5, 2024 Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, 94, is hospitalized with pneumonia Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos, mother of the current president and widow of ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos, has been hospitalized with pneumonia at the age of 94.
March 5, 2024 Vietnam real estate tycoon faces death penalty in $12.5 billion corruption trial Truong My Lan, a prominent real estate figure in Vietnam, is currently facing trial for alleged fraud amounting to $12.5 billion. She is accused of embezzling bank funds.
March 4, 2024 Nepal's top communist parties form coalition government; Maoist prime minister keeps position Nepal's two largest communist parties formed a coalition government Monday, partnering with smaller parties to keep Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal in office.
March 4, 2024 Philippines president affirms defense against China in the South China Sea territory Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday addressed the issue of Chinese aggression in the South China Sea during a speech at the Lowy Institute in Melbourne.
March 4, 2024 China's Belt and Road Initiative plagued by corruption and political backlash: report A new report argues Chinese President Xi Jinping's signature Belt and Road Initiative, a global infrastructure program aimed to link China to emerging markets, has not lived up to the hype and has hurt China's reputation.
March 4, 2024 Cambodia rejects allegations of international law violation in family relocations near Angkor Wat temple Cambodia has denied allegations of violating international law in the eviction of people near the Angkor Wat temple complex, claiming that it only relocated squatters.
March 3, 2024 Malaysia announces renewed push to find MH370 decade after disappearance: ‘Search must go on’ As the 10-year anniversary of the ill-fated Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 approaches. Malaysia's government is announcing a renewed push to find the aircraft.
March 1, 2024 Cambodia's pioneering post-Khmer Rouge era Phnom Penh Post newspaper will stop print publication The Phnom Penh Post, which evolved into a bilingual institution, publishing in both Khmer and English daily, has announced it will cease its print operations.