The Philippines says it will host a meeting next month with three fellow southeast Asian countries on how to resolve lingering territorial disputes in the South China Sea. Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday the December 12 meeting in Manila will involve the deputy foreign ministers of Vietnam, Brunei, Malaysia, and the Philippines. All […]
Philippines to Host Meeting on South China Sea Disputes
Posted November 21st, 2012 at 5:55 am (UTC-5)
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China Plans to Build World’s Tallest Skyscraper in Just 90 Days
Posted November 21st, 2012 at 4:20 am (UTC-5)
A Chinese construction company is insisting that it will be able to build the world’s tallest skyscraper in a matter of weeks. The Broad Sustainable Building corporation tells the Construction Week magazine it is confident it can complete the 220-storey building, dubbed Sky City, in just 90 days. The group says the 838-meter structure in […]
ASEAN Human Rights Declaration Doesn’t Meet Int’l Norms: US
Posted November 21st, 2012 at 3:30 am (UTC-5)
The United States is warning that the Association of SouthEast Asian Nations’ recently adopted human rights declaration does not meet international standards and could be misused by repressive governments in the region. Southeast Asian leaders on Sunday adopted the non-binding declaration with the aim of guaranteeing protections for the approximately 600 million people living in […]
Tibetan Man Dies in Self-Immolation in China’s West
Posted November 20th, 2012 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
A Tibetan man has died after setting himself on fire to protest Chinese rule of Tibet. Tibetan sources tell VOA’s Tibetan Service that 35-year-old Tsering Dhondup self-immolated near a mining site in northwestern China’s Gansu province. More than 300 monks are reported to have assembled to pray for him. Sources say Dhondup often called for […]
Obama Presses Cambodia PM on Rights
Posted November 19th, 2012 at 7:00 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has voiced concerns about Cambodia’s human rights record in what U.S. officials describe as a “tense” meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Mr. Obama, who arrived in the capital, Phnom Penh, Monday, raised the issue of free and fair elections and the detention of political prisoners. U.S Deputy National Security […]
Obama Tells Burma Reforms Have Much Further to Go
Posted November 19th, 2012 at 3:25 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has voiced concerns about Cambodia’s human rights record in what U.S. officials described as a “tense” meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Mr. Obama, who arrived in the capital, Phnom Penh, Monday, raised the issue of free and fair elections and the detention of political prisoners. U.S Deputy national security […]
Obama Tells Burma Reforms Have Much Further to Go
Posted November 19th, 2012 at 2:40 pm (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has voiced concerns about Cambodia’s human rights record in what U.S. officials described as a “tense” meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Mr. Obama, who arrived in the capital, Phnom Penh, Monday, raised the issue of free and fair elections and the detention of political prisoners. U.S Deputy national security […]
ASEAN Nations Mull Over South China Sea Dispute
Posted November 19th, 2012 at 1:55 pm (UTC-5)
Southeast Asian leaders are meeting in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, for a summit aimed at strengthening political and economic ties, despite tense territorial disputes with China. Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations split on how to handle the South China Sea dispute. ASEAN chair and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said the […]
China Hopes Obama’s Burma Visit is Beneficial
Posted November 19th, 2012 at 7:50 am (UTC-5)
China said on Monday that it hopes U.S. President Barack Obama’s visit to Burma will encourage “peace, stability and development” in East Asia. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said the visit was a bilateral affair between the U.S. and Burma, but China hopes that the historic event would benefit the region as a whole. Mr. […]
Obama Tells Burma Reforms Have Much Further to Go
Posted November 19th, 2012 at 7:15 am (UTC-5)
U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in Cambodia, where he will meet with leaders of the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations – ASEAN. Mr. Obama is scheduled to meet Monday evening with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. The White House says the president will raise U.S. concerns about Cambodia’s human rights record. The U.S. […]
