Aerosmith in Manila for first Southeast Asia show
15 days ago
Members of the American rock band Aerosmith have arrived in Manila for their first ever concert in Southeast Asia.
ADB: In Asia, wealth buys access to clean water
70 days ago
No country in the Asia-Pacific region is a model for its management of water services and resources, according to the Manila-based lending and development institution, whose aim is cutting poverty.
Japan, Thailand leaders agree to strengthen ties
124 days ago
In comments to reporters at a joint press conference, the two leaders did not directly mention the South China Sea, where several Southeast Asian countries have territorial disputes with China.
Japan woos Vietnam amid shared China concerns
125 days ago
The Southeast Asian tour will focus on burnishing ties with countries that are key manufacturing bases and growing markets for Japanese companies.
India calls for close relations with ASEAN
152 days ago
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told a summit of Southeast Asian leaders on Thursday that his nation attached the ''highest priority" to its relations with their region.
UN says methamphetamine threat to Asia still high
160 days ago
The U.N.'s anti-drug agency says the powerful crystallized form of methamphetamine is rapidly gaining market share among the traders and users of illicit stimulants in East and Southeast Asia.
China's role in Southeast Asia questioned
178 days ago
"Somehow, the issue was not handled very well in the meeting," said Zhao Gancheng, director of the Center for Southeast Asia at the Shanghai Institute for Foreign Studies.
Rare hardwood sparks gunfights, corruption in Asia
178 days ago
EIA says that to curb the trade, Southeast Asian nations must push for rosewood to be included in CITES, the international treaty protecting trade in endangered flora and fauna.
