Southeast Asia

Vantage | How India, Indonesia are joining hands to counter China's aggression

Indonesia's commitment to deepening its cooperation with India must be seen within the context of its complex relationship with China

6.1 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, no tsunami warning yet

Earthquakes are common in Japan, which sits on the Pacific ‘Ring of Fire’, an arc of intense seismic activity that stretches through Southeast Asia and across the Pacific basin

Explained: Why Asian nations aren't ditching the mask just yet

Many countries dropped their COVID-19 pandemic mask requirements months ago. However, it's hard to change habits that have been cemented over the past two years

What we know about the Rohingya refugee crisis at sea

Human traffickers are believed to have organised at least half a dozen vessels in recent months from Myanmar or Bangladesh, with all 180 people aboard one of them believed to have died while spending weeks at sea trying to reach a safe third country

Southeast Asian leaders call for unity amid global tensions

The comments come as regional tensions remain high between the United States and China over Taiwan and Beijing's growing regional aspirations, and while the Russia invasion of Ukraine has disrupted global supply chains, causing rising energy and food prices far beyond Europe

East and Southeast Asia hit ominous drug peak; more than one billion pills seized

The drugs are largely consumed in Southeast Asia but also exported to New Zealand and Australia, Hong Kong, Korea and Japan in East Asia, and increasingly to South Asia

Myanmar junta threatens to 'annihilate' coup opponents on crackdown anniversary

The Southeast Asian country has been in chaos since a putsch in February 2021, with more than 1,700 people killed in crackdowns on dissent

China does not seek dominance, will not bully smaller neighbours, Xi Jinping tells Southeast Asia leaders

Xi made the remarks during a virtual conference with the members of ASEAN, held to mark the 30th anniversary of relations between China and the grouping

Over 15,000 people estimated to have crossed border into India since Myanmar military coup, says UN chief

UN chief Antonio Guterres has said that prior to February 1, there were around 336,000 internally displaced persons in conflict-affected areas across Myanmar

Kamala Harris accuses China of coercion and intimidation in SCS; Beijing hits back, says US foreign policy 'selfish'

The US vice president is on a weeklong trip in Southeast Asia to assure its allies of US dependability following the Afghanistan debacle