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What does DeepSeek say about the South China Sea?
What does DeepSeek say about the South China Sea? 2025-01-28

Not much. Chinese AI tool prefers to stay away from the ‘sensitive’ subject.

Deep freeze: Trump leaves US diplomats with little to offer Pacific
Deep freeze: Trump leaves US diplomats with little to offer Pacific 2025-01-28

Paris climate treaty exit, defunding WHO and foreign aid suspension strikes blow to US in Pacific as “trusted friend.”

Human Rights Watch: Bangladesh interim govt must end retaliatory arrests
Human Rights Watch: Bangladesh interim govt must end retaliatory arrests 2025-01-27

Or it risks undoing good work begun to reform nation’s broken justice system and other state institutions, watchdog group says in report.

China’s DeepSeek AI tops app charts in US, Europe
China’s DeepSeek AI tops app charts in US, Europe 2025-01-27

Some are calling it a ‘Sputnik moment’ amid tech rivalry with the United States.

Philippines’ Marcos grants clemency to ex-mayor linked to drug trade by Duterte
Philippines’ Marcos grants clemency to ex-mayor linked to drug trade by Duterte 2025-01-27

Jed Patrick Mabilog, the former mayor of Iloilo City, had been named on a list of “narco-politicians” suspected of links to the narcotics trade.

Philippines suspends South China Sea science mission after China ‘harassment’
Philippines suspends South China Sea science mission after China ‘harassment’ 2025-01-27

The Philippines is expected to file a diplomatic protest over the incident.

Exiled Myanmar musicians find new voices after coup
Exiled Myanmar musicians find new voices after coup 2025-01-26

Artists who fled are finding renewed inspiration while building new lives outside the country.

Tide of Myanmar war refugees tests Thailand’s welcome mat for migrants
Tide of Myanmar war refugees tests Thailand’s welcome mat for migrants 2025-01-25

The Thai economy runs on foreign labor, but high inflows have sparked concerns.

8 questions for Philippine Sen. Risa Hontiveros about her adolescent pregnancy bill
8 questions for Philippine Sen. Risa Hontiveros about her adolescent pregnancy bill 2025-01-24

Hontiveros, sponsor of the proposed legislation, explains misconceptions about it and the urgency for its passage.

Jemaah Islamiyah breakup: Bali bomber fears disgruntled ex-members may join ISIS
Jemaah Islamiyah breakup: Bali bomber fears disgruntled ex-members may join ISIS 2025-01-24

Ali Imron, who’s serving a life sentence, said JI’s leadership had been able to prevent further terror attacks.

Vanuatu attorney general condemns Trump’s Paris climate treaty exit as ‘troubling precedent’
Vanuatu attorney general condemns Trump’s Paris climate treaty exit as ‘troubling precedent’ 2025-01-23

Eighteen Pacific leaders in 2018 declared climate change as their greatest single existential threat.

100 days of Prabowo presidency marked by free-lunch fumble, policy U-turn
100 days of Prabowo presidency marked by free-lunch fumble, policy U-turn 2025-01-23

But one survey showed Indonesians gave him a superlative report card for his “people-oriented” leadership.

Trump administration: Manila still has Washington’s ‘ironclad’ backing in South China Sea
Trump administration: Manila still has Washington’s ‘ironclad’ backing in South China Sea 2025-01-23

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio signals new administration’s stance on the contested waterway.

EXPLAINED: What are scam parks?
EXPLAINED: What are scam parks? 2025-01-23

Across Southeast Asia, criminals have found there is big money to be made in human trafficking and bilking victims out of their savings.

Love wins: Thai couples celebrate as same-sex marriage law kicks in
Love wins: Thai couples celebrate as same-sex marriage law kicks in 2025-01-23

The law grants equal rights including property management, state benefits and medical consent authority.

Thailand says ‘no policy’ to deport 48 detained Uyghurs to China
Thailand says ‘no policy’ to deport 48 detained Uyghurs to China 2025-01-23

U.N. experts had joined rights groups in raising concerns about the fate of the men.

Jakarta accepting that key Bali bombing suspect is Indonesian marks a reversal
Jakarta accepting that key Bali bombing suspect is Indonesian marks a reversal 2025-01-22

Southeast Asian nation is considering seeking repatriation of Hambali – detained at the U.S. naval base in Guantanamo Bay since 2006 – whose case remains ...

AFCL: Did the Thai PM promise to rescue Chinese citizens from Myanmar on Beijing’s order?
AFCL: Did the Thai PM promise to rescue Chinese citizens from Myanmar on Beijing’s order? 2025-01-22

Verdict: False

In remote forests of Indonesian Papua, clan’s pig ceremony protests land grabs
In remote forests of Indonesian Papua, clan’s pig ceremony protests land grabs 2025-01-22

Ancient “pig feast” asserts indigenous Melanesians’ ancestral land rights in face of government-backed agricultural programs.

India’s ‘March of Folly’ in Bangladesh
India’s ‘March of Folly’ in Bangladesh 2025-01-22

Fake news spread by online Hindutva trolls both reflects and influences New Delhi’s attitudes, heightening communal tension between the neighbors.

China, Mekong countries agree to combat scam centers, arms trafficking
China, Mekong countries agree to combat scam centers, arms trafficking 2025-01-22

Efforts have already resulted in the arrest of 70,000 criminals in 2024, China’s embassy said.

US freedom of navigation operations ‘unsuccessful,’ study says
US freedom of navigation operations ‘unsuccessful,’ study says 2025-01-22

New research found U.S. operations to challenge China’s claims in the South China Sea fell short of expectations.

Palau’s hi-tech mission to preserve Pacific’s oldest monuments
Palau’s hi-tech mission to preserve Pacific’s oldest monuments 2025-01-22

2,400-year-old earthworks revealed as predating stone moai statues of Rapa Nui and megalithic Nan Madol in Micronesia.

UN experts urge Thailand to halt deportation of 48 Uyghurs to China
UN experts urge Thailand to halt deportation of 48 Uyghurs to China 2025-01-21

The experts say nearly half of the group’s members are suffering from “serious health conditions."

Rubio hosts Quad foreign ministers after being sworn in
Rubio hosts Quad foreign ministers after being sworn in 2025-01-21

The partnership with Australia, India and Japan was a key plank in the previous U.S. strategy against China.

Religious groups stage opposing rallies ahead of 2025 midterm polls in Philippines
Religious groups stage opposing rallies ahead of 2025 midterm polls in Philippines 2025-01-21

Catholics, other denominations hold a series of protest rallies against President Marcos, Vice President Duterte.

Philippine NSC chief pushes espionage law amendment after Chinese suspect arrested
Philippine NSC chief pushes espionage law amendment after Chinese suspect arrested 2025-01-21

The arrest of the Chinese national and two suspected Filipino accomplices comes amid bilateral tensions over South China Sea.

Bodyguard for Vietnamese monk controls his every move
Bodyguard for Vietnamese monk controls his every move 2025-01-20

The former security official is minder, manager and press handler for Thich Minh Tue’s pilgrimage to India.

As Trump takes power, defense pick’s ASEAN fumble raises concerns
As Trump takes power, defense pick’s ASEAN fumble raises concerns 2025-01-20

Southeast Asian leaders, analysts express hope mixed with concern as U.S. president returns to office.

Asia sends top officials to Trump inauguration amid concern over trade, security
Asia sends top officials to Trump inauguration amid concern over trade, security 2025-01-20

Donald Trump discussed trade and Taiwan in a call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping days before swearing-in.

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