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Barack Obama: US is still backing India on NSG

The US “strongly supports” India’s NSG membership bid, President Barack Obama on Thursday told Prime Minister Narendra Modi here as they discussed the immediate priorities in the strategic partnership

09 Sep 2016 6:50 AM

Beijing muscle-flexing clouds Asean

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (in front) and Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte prepare to go back to their seats following a group photo session at the Asean Plus Three summit at the National Convention Centre in Vientiane, Laos, on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

08 Sep 2016 6:23 AM

Japanese PM ‘seriously concerned’ about China

Japan is “seriously concerned” about Beijing’s increasingly muscular claims in the South China Sea, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Asian leaders on Wednesday.

08 Sep 2016 1:23 AM

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh addressing a press conference in Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

Barack Obama nixes talks after Rodrigo Duterte hurls ‘whore’ slur

US President Barack Obama cancelled a meeting at a regional summit on Tuesday with Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte after being branded a “son of a whore”.

07 Sep 2016 1:41 AM

US Secretary of State John Kerry. (Photo: AFP)

John Kerry says US neutral on SCS row

US secretary of state John Kerry says the United States has no position in China’s disputes with Southeast Asian nations in South China Sea, but only wants all parties to follow the rule of law and se

27 Jul 2016 7:11 AM

Victory for China in Asean row

Southeast Asian nations Monday ducked direct criticism of Beijing over its claims to the South China Sea, in a diluted statement produced after days of disagreement that gives the superpower a diploma

26 Jul 2016 6:33 AM

Asean deadlocked on South China Sea, Cambodia blocks statement

Vietnamese protesters shout slogans during a rally against China near the Chinese embassy in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo: AP)

25 Jul 2016 7:15 AM

US secretary of state John Kerry is greeted on his arrival in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Monday. — AFP

Laos supports US stand on South China Sea: John Kerry

Laos wants to see maritime rights respected and avoid a military build-up in the South China Sea, US secretary of state John Kerry said on Monday, after a meeting with Laos’ Prime Minister Thongsing T

26 Jan 2016 5:37 AM

US Secretary of State John Kerry. (Photo: AP)

John Kerry reassures Saudis of ‘solid relationship’

US secretary of state John Kerry reassured Saudi Arabia on Sunday of the “solid relationship” between both countries, even after the lifting of sanctions on the kingdom’s regional rival Iran.

25 Jan 2016 5:52 AM