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AFP Southeast Asian nations will express “concern” over “counterproductive” US tariffs, according to a draft statement shared with AFP on Tuesday, after Donald Trump threatened more than a dozen countries with higher levies. (confirmed by 2 sources) [1]

YANGON/BANGKOK -- On Feb. 1, Myanmar's military detained State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint in the country's first coup since 1988, bringing an end to a decade of civilian rule. [2]

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations sees itself as a model of diversity, with coexisting cultures, religions and systems of government. [3]

International relationsSoutheast Asian ministers seek RCEP trade pact by year-end ASEAN pushes ahead with greater customs and banking integration Vendors await customers at a Hanoi market. [4]

The countries of Southeast Asia have rarely found it easy to cooperate, despite founding one of the world's best-known regional clubs -- the Association of Southeast Asian Nations -- over 50 years ago. [5]

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[1] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-07-09 · 100% match

Southeast Asian nations to express ‘concern’ over US tariffs

AFP Southeast Asian nations will express “concern” over “counterproductive” US tariffs, according to a draft statement shared with AFP on Tuesday, after Donald Trump threatened more than a dozen countries with higher levies.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-03-18 · 100% match

Myanmar coup, from Feb. 20 to March 18: UN team urges whistleblowers to report illegal orders

YANGON/BANGKOK -- On Feb. 1, Myanmar's military detained State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi and President Win Myint in the country's first coup since 1988, bringing an end to a decade of civilian rule.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-11-23 · 100% match

Southeast Asians will regret giving up political rights for affluence

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations sees itself as a model of diversity, with coexisting cultures, religions and systems of government.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2019-04-05 · 100% match

Southeast Asian ministers seek RCEP trade pact by year-end

International relationsSoutheast Asian ministers seek RCEP trade pact by year-end ASEAN pushes ahead with greater customs and banking integration Vendors await customers at a Hanoi market.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2018-08-03 · 100% match

Southeast Asian fund can complement Chinese investment by boosting self-reliance

The countries of Southeast Asia have rarely found it easy to cooperate, despite founding one of the world's best-known regional clubs -- the Association of Southeast Asian Nations -- over 50 years ago.

[6] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-05-27 · 100% match

Southeast Asian leaders meet China’s Li and Gulf states to bolster ties

AFP Southeast Asian leaders are looking to insulate their trade-dependent economies from geopolitical uncertainty, in particular US tariffs, as they hold talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Gulf state dignitaries in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.

[7] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2017-06-05 · 100% match

SE Asian Nations Step Up Cooperation as Islamic State Threat Mounts

SINGAPORE — Southeast Asian nations plan to use spy planes and drones to stem the movement of militants across their porous borders, defense officials said at the weekend, as concerns rise over the growing clout of Islamic State in the region.

[8] MM eng.mizzima.com · 2025-09-26 · 100% match

Trade talks ‘advancing well’, EU tells southeast Asian countries

European union flags wave in front of the Berlaymont building headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

[9] MM www.irrawaddy.com · 2023-09-08 · 100% match

Southeast Asian Air Force Chiefs to Snub Myanmar Meeting

BANGKOK—Several Southeast Asian air force commanders will shun an upcoming meeting chaired by Myanmar’s military rulers, officials told AFP, deepening the junta’s regional isolation as it struggles to crush resistance.

[10] TH bangkokpost.com · 2023-07-03 · 100% match

Timor-Leste's long road to Asean

This Sunday, when Timor-Leste finally joins Asean as its 11th member, it will mark a diplomatic triumph for one of Asia's smallest states and a moral test for the region's most enduring organisation.

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