“The Department of Foreign Affairs has already undertaken appropriate diplomatic action with the government of the People’s Republic of China in connection with the illegal presence of this floating structure,” read a statement by the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) on June 9, following Manila’s diplomatic lodgement against China over a floating structure discovered inside Scarborough Shoal.
Category: Analitika
Laos is set for an agricultural export boom but must first resolve its debt crisis
In the last week of June, the Lao government commenced a series of meetings to evaluate the country’s development progress throughout the first half of the year, as well as to establish priority deliverables for the subsequent second half of the year (H2).
Men in Uniform: How Indonesia’s Security Apparatus Creep Back into Civilian Life
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The Next Hormuz: Strait of Malacca, Asia’s Unspoken Energy Risk
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Kem Sokha’s Royal Pardon: Cambodia’s Opposition Leader Is Free, But Western Trust May Not Follow
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Manus’ Singapore Connection: China’s New Controls on Overseas Investment
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From Classrooms to Screens: How Indonesia and Thailand Are Taking Their Languages Global
The past few decades has seen the surge of fame of several Asian languages, particularly Korean, Chinese and Japanese. Once largely confined only to their respective borders and mainly used as a tool of nation-building, they are now studied all around the globe in schools and universities as well as language institutions. This trend can be attributed to the shifting of the world’s economic and geopolitics hotspot to the Indo-Pacific region, as well as the growing global appeal of East Asian cultural exports ranging from K-Pop to anime.
US-Iran peace pact does little to resolve Southeast Asia’s economic uncertainty
The third official peace talks between the US and Iran on June 14 produced a 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU), the details of which were released by White House officials on June 17 following its electronic signing by both respective presidents
Southeast Asia Energy Security Series: #2 The Philippines
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North Korea and Southeast Asia: Charm Offensive, Shadow Network
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