Asian finance leaders look to improve market safeguards INCHEON: Asian finance leaders will on Tuesday look for ways to tighten safeguards to address emergency funding... Published 02 May, 2023 09:42am
Business & Finance Asian nations to debate Japan’s bid to beef up market safeguards TOKYO: Asian finance leaders gathering in South Korea this week will likely debate ways to beef up safeguards ... Published 02 May, 2023 05:59am
Markets Asian nations to debate Japan’s bid to beef up market safeguards TOKYO: Asian finance leaders gathering in South Korea next week will likely debate ways to beef up safeguards... Published 28 Apr, 2023 10:00am
World Australia PM says Sydney to host Quad leaders’ summit on May 24 SYDNEY: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Wednesday that Sydney will host the 2023 Quad Leaders’... Published 26 Apr, 2023 12:34pm
World Thai firefighters battle forest blaze NAKHON NAYOK: Hundreds of Thai firefighters and soldiers battled a forest blaze less than 100 kilometres (60 miles)... Published 31 Mar, 2023 12:12pm
Business & Finance Pakistan can get access to ASEAN states thru trade with Indonesia: envoy KARACHI: Consul General of Indonesia in Karachi Dr June Kuncoro Hadiningrat has said that Pakistan can gain access ... Published 28 Mar, 2023 06:21am
World Japan pledges financial support to help ASEAN decarbonise TOKYO: Japan pledged financial and technological support on Saturday to help ASEAN countries accelerate their... Published 04 Mar, 2023 10:24am
World ASEAN ministers urge Myanmar junta to implement agreed peace plan JAKARTA: Southeast Asian ministers at the end of two-day talks in Indonesia on Saturday urged Myanmar’s junta to... Published 04 Feb, 2023 12:22pm
World Cambodia says ASEAN envoy to attend ‘informal’ Myanmar meeting BANGKOK: A regional envoy tasked with solving the Myanmar crisis will attend an informal meeting in Thailand on... Published 22 Dec, 2022 12:03pm
Editorials ‘Victims of missed opportunities’ EDITORIAL: It is a shame that in the near-four decades since the Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional... Published 17 Dec, 2022 05:58am
World EU vows investment in push to boost SE Asia ties BRUSSELS: The EU vowed billions of dollars of investment in southeast Asia Wednesday, as leaders looked to bolster... Published 15 Dec, 2022 07:19am
Pakistan Concerted efforts needed to tackle myriad challenges faced by country: CM KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said that the unresolved Kashmir dispute and the unrelenting... Published 15 Dec, 2022 06:00am
World EU seeks firm words on Russia at first summit with ASEAN BRUSSELS: The European Union and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meet for their first summit on... Published 14 Dec, 2022 11:14am
Business & Finance Economic cooperation: Pakistan, Singapore agree to unlock potential Understanding reached during FM Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s visit to Singapore from December 8-9 at the invitation of the foreign minister of Singapore Updated 11 Dec, 2022 10:10am
World Germany’s Scholz calls for closer EU trade ties with Southeast Asia BERLIN: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the European Union should expand its cooperation with Southeast Asian... Published 14 Nov, 2022 01:28pm
World Five ASEAN central banks sign MOU on regional cross border payments JAKARTA: Five Southeast Asian central banks signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding on regional cross border... Published 14 Nov, 2022 11:45am
World Biden says US-ASEAN pact to address ‘biggest issues of our time’ PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian heads of government held talks on Saturday with visiting global leaders including US... Published 12 Nov, 2022 06:42pm
World Biden thanks Cambodia PM for stance on Russia war PHNOM PENH: U.S. President Joe Biden on Saturday thanked Cambodia’s prime minister and chair of the ASEAN regional... Published 12 Nov, 2022 03:26pm
World Japan’s Kishida calls for constructive relations in talks with China’s Li TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister told Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Saturday he hoped the two countries could strive... Published 12 Nov, 2022 12:13pm
World Biden to warn Xi North Korea’s path could prompt bigger US military presence ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE: US President Joe Biden will warn Chinese President Xi Jinping at a meeting on Monday that... Published 12 Nov, 2022 10:18am
World South Korea’s Yoon hopes for co-operation with China, Japan SEOUL: South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Saturday he hoped for the early activation of a mechanism for... Published 12 Nov, 2022 10:06am
World Biden in Cambodia as global leaders join Southeast Asian summit PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian heads of government were due to hold talks on Saturday with a number of visiting global... Published 12 Nov, 2022 09:59am
World Ukraine minister urges ASEAN to stop Russian ‘hunger games’ PHNOM PENH: Ukraine’s foreign minister on Saturday urged Southeast Asian countries to take all measures possible to... Updated 12 Nov, 2022 11:02am
World ASEAN agrees in principle to admit East Timor as 11th member PHNOM PENH: The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has agreed in principle to admit East Timor as the... Published 11 Nov, 2022 04:58pm
World ASEAN summit begins with Myanmar likely to dominate agenda; ‘little progress expected’ PHNOM PENH: Leaders of Southeast Asian nations began an annual summit on Friday that is likely to be dominated by... Published 11 Nov, 2022 09:58am
Opinion Biden hits world stage with midterms spring in his step US President Joe Biden returns to the world stage with a spring in his step after midterm elections he sees proving... Published 11 Nov, 2022 05:54am
World ASEAN ministers hold talks on festering Myanmar crisis JAKARTA: Southeast Asian foreign ministers met in Jakarta Thursday to discuss the political crisis in Myanmar ahead... Published 27 Oct, 2022 10:34am
World ASEAN chair warns over rising Myanmar violence ahead of meeting The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is gravely concerned about escalating violence in Myanmar, the... Published 26 Oct, 2022 01:50pm
World Indonesia’s China-funded rail project on track TEGALLUAR, (Indonesia): A high-speed railway project in Indonesia, part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, is on... Published 14 Oct, 2022 03:39am
Business & Finance Hina for enhancing country’s cooperation with ASEAN ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar on Monday reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to... Published 30 Aug, 2022 06:21am