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Efforts to release Indonesian hostages should be conducted carefully: Minister

The efforts to secure the release of 10 Indonesian citizens abducted by an armed group in the Philippines should be ...

ASEAN deadlocked on South China Sea after Cambodia blocks statement

Southeast Asian nations failed to find common ground on maritime disputes in the South China Sea on Sunday after ...

For Chinese officials, Trump perhaps better the devil they don`t know

In 2010, then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton provoked outrage in Beijing when she pushed the South China Sea to ...

Taiwan says won't recognise Chinese air defence zone over South China Sea

Taiwan's new defence minister said on Monday the island would not recognise any air defence zone declared by ...

Philippines President-elect says won`t rely on United States

Philippines President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said his country would not rely on long-term security ally the United ...

Lion Air has grounded 40 pilots

Airline company, Lion Air, has imposed sanctions and grounded 40 of its pilots as punishment for their involvement in ...

Lion Air should not just return passengers` tickets: Consumer agency

The airline company, Lion Air, should not resort to merely returning passengers tickets after it postponed 277 flights ...

Belgians hunt `third man` after Islamic State bombings

A "third man" seen with two Islamic State suicide bombers at Brussels Airport was the focus of a Belgian manhunt on ...

China, US make `progress` on UN North Korea resolution

The United States and China have made progress toward agreeing on a United Nations sanctions resolution to punish ...

China deploys fighter jets to contested island in S China sea

China has deployed fighter jets to the same contested island in the South China Sea to which it also has sent ...

S. Korean firms begin pull-out from industrial park in North

South Korean companies readied Thursday to pull out of a jointly run industrial zone in North Korea after Seoul shut ...

US says SE Asian Summit `not anti-China`

A summit with Southeast Asian leaders that President Barack Obama is hosting later this month is "not anti-China," a ...

Japan orders military to prepare to destroy N. Korea missile: Reports

Japan has ordered its military to be ready to destroy any missile fired by North Korea that threatens the country, ...

Kerry seeks "clarity" within 48 hours on Syria peace talks

US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday said he hoped for "clarity" within 48 hours on the parameters of peace ...

Kerry in Riyadh as Saudi-Iran tensions simmer

US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday hoping for an easing of tensions between the ...