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UN Council Adopts Resolution Urging End to Myanmar Violence

This is the first Security Council resolution on Myanmar since the country became a U.N. member in 1948.

The News Lens · Dec 22, 2022

Biden pledges the U.S. will work with southeast Asian nations

Biden's efforts at this year's ASEAN summit are meant to lay the groundwork for his highly anticipated face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday.

WEKU · Nov 12, 2022

Ukraine Boosts Southeast Asia Ties with Peace Accord

Ukraine signed a peace accord Thursday with Southeast Asian nations, a largely symbolic act that comes as Kyiv seeks to shore up international support in isolating Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba signed the “Treaty on Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia” as the annual summit of the Association of…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 10, 2022

Biden looks to nudge ASEAN leaders to speak out on Russia

Despite Washington's focus on the war in Ukraine, the White House is trying to demonstrate that it is stepping up in the Asia-Pacific.

WEKU · May 13, 2022

Southeast Asian leaders face rights questions, flying shoe on Washington debut

The Biden administration hopes a first-ever Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit hosted in Washington this week will demonstrate U.S. commitment to a region where it is vying with Beijing for influence, but the region's leaders faced questions, and at least one awkward moment, over human rights and democracy.

Reuters · May 12, 2022