Former Costa Rican Vice President Rebeca Grynspan, a leading contender to succeed António Guterres as United Nations Secretary-General (UN SG) in 2027, framed Southeast Asia as a natural anchor of the multilateral system during a fireside chat at Sciences Po Paris on April 28, where she laid out a managerial pitch for the UN’s top job.
Category: Countries
Energy, Myanmar, and China take centre stage at 48th ASEAN Summit
The Philippines is preparing to host the 48th ASEAN Summit and related meetings in Cebu on May 8 to discuss the ongoing trends and its role as the regional bloc.
Thailand, ASEAN deepen ties with Myanmar
On April 21, ASEAN Secretary-General Dr. Kao Kim Hourn met Myanmar’s Permanent Representative to ASEAN, Ambassador Aung Myo Myint, at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta.
Japan commits US$10 billion for Southeast Asia’s energy security
Southeast Asian leaders joined Japan on April 15 for the Asia Zero-Emission Community (AZEC) Plus Online Summit on Energy Resilience, a high-level emergency meeting aimed at securing the region’s energy future.