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Military-ruled Myanmar sent a bureaucrat to Monday's (Jan 29) meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers in Laos, Indonesia's top diplomat said, adding the move was in line with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) policy on the conflict-torn country's attendance. Myanmar's ruling generals

Association of Southeast Asian Nations foreign ministers will express concern over actions in the South China Sea that endanger the safety of people and renew their call for self-restraint to avoid escalating tensions in the disputed waters.

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Frayed cross-strait ties and the gulf between Beijing and Washington over Taiwan present hurdles in Asean’s attempt to play a constructive role in promoting dialogue. Unlike major powers like the US, the grouping is more reluctant to upset its big neighbour and largest trade partner.

Asean needs to pay more attention to joint activities in three partner countries, namely China, Japan and South Korea, and take advantage of the strengths of partners and dialogues to promote Asean tourism, says Vietnam.

As aftershocks from an earthquake continued to rock wes­tern China, more than 12,000 people stayed in tents and sturdier shelters, ligh­ting bonfires to fend off the free­zing weather.

ESGeditorial@thestar.com.myFIVE years ago, the European Union (EU) set a commitment to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 through the Green Deal, making it the first climate-neutral continent.

There are concerns Laos, which has hooked its economic fortunes to Beijing, will ‘do China’s bidding’ as the new Asean chair.

BANGKOK: The 27th edition of the Asean Tourism Forum kicked off on Thursday (Jan 25) in Vientiane, Laos, with discussions aiming to elevate cooperation and promote tourism in the Asean region.

The retail outlook for ASEAN and Singapore in particular is optimistic for this year, with possible benefits for the region’s retail property sector as companies springboard beyond the city-state.