South Korea As A Middle Power For ASEAN – Analysis Recent challenges in its relations with major powers, the growing importance of Southeast Asia, and South Korea’s middle power aspirations provide much context for the ASEAN-Republic of Korea Summit last week in Busan Prospects for EU-ASEAN Security Ties Ambiguity persists over how ASEAN-EU security relations may evolve given the announcement of ‘strategic partnership’ between the two organisations/blocs in August 2019. PH, DepEd to host 2020 ASEAN School Games in Dumaguete City The Department of Education (DepEd) formally announced that the Philippines will be hosting the 12th ASEAN Schools Games (ASG)…

Code in disputed seas should protect interest of PHL, other claimants —US WASHINGTON – The proposed code of conduct being crafted by Southeast Asian nations and China must ensure that the rights of the Philippines and other claimants to the disputed waters are protected, a State Department official said. “You go alone, you’ll be bullied”: The need for solidarity is the key takeaway from the 35th ASEAN Summit Set against the backdrop of the US-China trade war and increasing tensions in the South China Sea, the 35th ASEAN Summit saw regional leaders push for increased unity to meet regional challenges.…

The ASEAN is sure that the RCEP will end by the end of 2019. Asean ‘confident’ RCEP done by year’s end Asean Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi on Sunday expressed his confidence that the long-awaited Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) will be completed in principle before Thailand’s chairmanship ends at the end of this year. Jakarta to remain ASEAN’s capital, secretary-general says Although Indonesia is planning to move its capital from Jakarta to Kalimantan, the ASEAN headquarters would remain in Jakarta, ASEAN Secretary-General Lim Jock Hoi has said, likening the city to New York, where the United Nations is seated.

The ASEAN unanimously decides to oppose the aforementioned tension and end the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with China. Asean pressed to oppose trade war Southeast Asia’s private sector has called on Asean heads of state and governments to make a collective statement for world economic peace as the simmering trade war threatens the global economy. RCEP meet: ASEAN members, partners reaffirm their resolve to conclude free trade deal talks The 7th Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) ministerial meeting of the 10 members of ASEAN countries and their six FTA (free trade agreement) partners, including India, said the ongoing global…

The Philippines pushes that the ASEAN Member-States trust the US. Those countries also discuss matters related to those in the past months, such as territory and waste management. Asean FMs welcome ‘major progress’ on COC negotiations The foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) on Wednesday (July 31) welcomed the efforts and progress made by the bloc members and China in negotiations on the Code of Conduct (COC) in the South China Sea. Pompeo rips into China, urges ASEAN to trust in US America’s top diplomat Mike Pompeo on Friday implored Southeast Asian nations to trust in…

Other first-world countries from the Commonwealth of Nations seek to coordinate with the ASEAN. Asean disaster response warehouse launched in Camp Aguinaldo A new satellite warehouse aimed at allowing swift mobilization and distribution of relief items to disaster-hit member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) was launched on Monday at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. Australia seeks to bolster relations with ASEAN Australia is seeking to bolster ties with ASEAN member countries as the regional grouping introduced its Indo-Pacific geostrategic concept at the ASEAN Summit in Bangkok last week, emphasizing its centrality in the region. Top Diplomats Gather…