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Timor president says China military cooperation 'never discussed'
SYDNEY (Reuters) -East Timor has not discussed military cooperation with China in its upgrade of diplomatic ties, President Jose Ramos-Horta said, adding Australia and Indonesia can "sleep at peace" because the island nation won't be a security concern to its neighbours. China's increasing assertiveness in efforts to form security ties with developing countries in close proximity to Australia have raised alarm bells in Canberra, and a recent shakeup of Australia's defence has refocused on prote
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Climate change and the shift to cleaner energy push Southeast Asia to finally start sharing power
The urgency for Southeast Asian nations to switch to clean energy to combat climate change is reinvigorating a 20-year-old plan for the region to share power. Malaysia and Indonesia inked a deal in Bali, Indonesia last month to study 18 potential locations where cross-border transmission lines can be set up.
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Myanmar's ruling military drops 2 generals suspected of corruption in a government reshuffle
Myanmar’s military has reshuffled the country’s ruling council and Cabinet, state media reported Tuesday, with an apparent purge of two high-ranking generals who independent media have said are under investigation for alleged corruption. The military's top ruling body, formally known as State Administration Council, has directed four reshuffles since the army seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government more than 2 1/2 years ago. The country has been in turmoil since then, with wide
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Major Indonesia coal plant back near capacity despite pollution concerns
Indonesia has restored one of the biggest coal-fired power plants in Southeast Asia to near full capacity, its operator told AFP Friday, after it was ordered to slice output to curb pollution in capital Jakarta.But environmentalists have blamed more than half a dozen coal plants around Jakarta for the capital's worsening air, and have criticised Suralaya's continued expansion despite government pledges to stop commissioning new coal-fired power plants from this year.
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Brunei's Gallop Air places $2 billion order for China-made C919, ARJ21 jets
GallopAir, a new Brunei-based airline, plans to buy 30 aircraft from Chinese planemaker Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC), which will include the first overseas purchases of the state-backed firm's narrow-body C919 jet. GallopAir said in a statement on Wednesday it had signed a letter of intent to purchase the aircraft, worth $2 billion in total, at a regional trade event in China last week. The deal includes 15 orders of COMAC's ARJ21 aircraft - including its freighter and busi
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Quadria Capital aims to raise up to $1 billion for new Asia healthcare fund
Quadria Capital is looking to raise up to $1 billion for its third and biggest fund as the Asian healthcare-focused private equity firm seeks to tap into the fast-growing sector in south and southeast Asia, its top executives said. The Singapore-based firm has raised about $500 million so far and expects to close the fund by the second quarter of 2024, founders and managing partners Abrar Mir and Amit Varma told Reuters. The fundraising comes against a backdrop of growing global demand for he
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Japanese crown prince begins Vietnam visit, marking 50 years of diplomatic relations
Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, met Vietnamese Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on Thursday as he started his visit to Hanoi marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. The visit by Akishino and his wife, Crown Princess Kiko, comes at a time when Tokyo is pushing to deepen ties with Southeast Asia and other emerging nations to tackle regional and global challenges. Akishino stressed the importance of ties between the two
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Japanese crown prince visits Vietnam to mark 50 years of diplomatic relations
Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the younger brother of Emperor Naruhito, arrived in Vietnam on Wednesday for a five-day visit marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries, as Tokyo pushes to deepen ties with Southeast Asia and other developing and emerging nations to tackle regional and global challenges. Akishino, at a news conference last week, stressed the importance of deepening relations between Japan and Vietnam, noting their long history of cultural and
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Southeast Asia nations hold first joint navy drills near disputed South China Sea
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations began its first joint naval exercise on Tuesday at a time when several member countries are responding more strongly to increasing Chinese assertiveness in the area. The non-combat drills, named ASEAN Solidarity Exercise, include joint maritime patrol operations, search and rescue operations, and humanitarian and disaster relief, Indonesian military chief Adm. Yudo Margono said. The drills also involve civilian groups involved in humanitarian relief a
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ASEAN kicks off its first-ever joint military drills in Indonesia
Units from the countries of ASEAN began their first ever joint military drills in Indonesia's South Natuna Sea amid rising geopolitical tensions between major powers and protests against China's activities in the South China Sea. The five-day non-combat operation is aimed at developing military skills, including maritime security and patrols, and the distribution of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief, the Indonesian military said in a statement. All 10 members of the Association of So
