Cambodia says Southeast Asian foreign ministers have moved closer to agreement on guidelines for preventing territorial disputes in the South China Sea. A Cambodian foreign ministry official said Monday top diplomats of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations made progress in drafting a maritime Code of Conduct, or COC, on the first day of an […]
Cambodia: ASEAN Ministers Agree to ‘Key Elements’ of Sea Code
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 12:55 pm (UTC-5)
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Cambodia: ASEAN Ministers Agree ‘Key Elements’ of Sea Code
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Cambodia says Southeast Asian foreign ministers have moved closer to agreement on guidelines for preventing territorial disputes in the South China Sea. A Cambodian foreign ministry official said Monday top diplomats of the Association of Southeast Asian nations made progress in drafting a maritime Code of Conduct, or COC, on the first day of an […]
Clinton Links Democracy, Economics in Mongolia
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 7:55 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Mongolia on an Asian tour aimed at promoting democracy and greater U.S. economic presence in the region. Clinton on Monday addressed the International Women’s Leadership forum being held in the capital, Ulaanbaatar. She emphasized the benefits and importance of democracy for economic growth, stressing that one without […]
Clinton Arrives in Mongolia
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 5:40 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Mongolia on an Asian tour aimed at promoting democracy. Clinton quickly went into talks with President Tsakhia Elbegdorj, and is scheduled to speak later Monday to an International Women’s Leadership forum being held in the capital, Ulaanbaator. The top U.S. diplomat arrived in Ulaanbaator in the […]
ASEAN Renews Push for South China Sea Agreement
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 4:35 am (UTC-5)
Southeast Asian officials meeting this week in Cambodia are pushing for a long-sought solution for resolving territorial disputes in the South China Sea, an area claimed in part by six nations. ASEAN foreign ministers approved a set of guidelines last year that they hoped would lead to a code of conduct. But with no binding […]
Clinton Arrives in Mongolia
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Mongolia on an Asian tour aimed at promoting democracy. Clinton quickly went into talks with President Tsakhia Elbegdorj, and is scheduled to speak later Monday to an International Women’s Leadership forum being held in the capital, Ulan Bator. The top U.S. diplomat arrived in Ulan Bator […]
Aung San Suu Kyi Makes Debut in Burma’s Parliament
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 2:55 am (UTC-5)
Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has made her historic debut in parliament. The Nobel Peace Prize winner took her seat in Burma’s lower house of parliament for the first time Monday in the administrative capital, Naypyidaw. Aung San Suu Kyi’s presence marks a new phase in her long struggle to bring democracy to […]
South China Sea Set to Dominate ASEAN Talks
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 1:55 am (UTC-5)
Southeast Asian foreign ministers have opened a five-day meeting that is expected to be dominated by a territorial dispute centering on the South China Sea. Officials from the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) began the talks Monday in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. The South China Sea is home to vast fishing grounds […]
Cambodian Doctors Identify Cause of Child-Killing Disease
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 1:45 am (UTC-5)
Doctors in Cambodia say they have identified an illness that has killed dozens of children in the past three months. Officials at the Cambodian Health Ministry and the World Health Organization announced Sunday that samples collected from some of at least 60 children who died, tested positive for the Enterovirus 71, which causes hand, foot […]
Ruling Party Wins E. Timor Poll
Posted July 8th, 2012 at 10:20 am (UTC-5)
The party of East Timor’s prime minister has won the parliamentary elections — but without an overall majority. With all the ballots counted from Saturday’s poll, the National Council of Timorese Resistance party, led by former rebel leader and current prime minister Xanana Gusmao, had just over 36 percent of the vote. The results are […]
