Asean park plan puts down roots
Malaysia puts up competing bid for adjoining forest but Yala MP still hopeful of success
published : 18 Jan 2021 at 04:30 A beautiful view across a valley at the Hala Bala Wildlife Sanctuary in Yala s Betong district. The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has set up a panel to study a proposal that the rainforests be listed as an Asean Heritage Park, as urged by Adilan Ali-ishak, a Yala MP from Palang Pracharath Party.
Adilan Ali-ishak, a Palang Pracharath Party MP for Yala, is playing a key role in pushing for the Hala-Bala Wildlife Sanctuary in the deep South to become Thailand s Asean Heritage Park.
BEIJING, Jan 18 (Xinhua): Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi says many milestones were achieved during an interview with the media after concluding his trips to Myanmar, Indonesia, Brunei and the Philippines.
Asean-China relationships image from China Daily/Asian News Network. HONG KONG, Jan. 16 (Xinhua): This year marks the 30th anniversary of the dialogue relations between China and the 10-member Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean).
The past three decades have seen China-Asean relations grow closer and stronger despite trials and hardships. At present, joint steps by China and Asean member states to build a community with a shared future are opening a new chapter toward China-Asean common prosperity. Since its launch, China-Asean cooperation has always been results-oriented, pioneering and responsive to the trend of the times, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in an interview with Xinhua earlier this month. It has become the most successful and vibrant example of regional cooperation.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) is a proposed agreement between the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and its free trade agreement (FTA) partners. The pact aims to cover trade in goods and services, intellectual property, etc. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership was introduced during the 19th Asean meet held in November 2011. The RCEP negotiations were kick-started during the 21st Asean Summit in Cambodia in November 2012. Now, all participating countries aim to finalise and sign a deal by November 2019. Member states of Asean and their FTA partners are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand.
Trump s legacy in Southeast Asia
published : 15 Jan 2021 at 04:00
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On Jan 20, the 46th president of the United States will be inaugurated on the steps of the Capitol building that was rampaged by Donald Trump supporters, on Jan 6, in their failed attempt to prevent the Congress from certifying president-elect Joe Biden s win.
With a few days remaining before the new administration comes in, it is important to analyse US-Southeast Asia relations and the Trump administration s legacy in the region.
To start with, Mr Trump s electoral victory in 2016 surprised and even shocked many in the region. Mr Trump had no background in foreign policy and had not talked much about the region during his presidential campaign. His particular focus on trade deficits and his America First approach had made the region leery about what was then viewed as his administration s transactional approach to foreign policy.