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...Arsenio Dominguez, secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization, the United Nations’ maritime arm, called the “horrific reports” of the casualties “deeply saddening”....
...“We should jointly maintain security in Asia,” Zhao, who is also head of China’s rubber-stamp parliament, told the opening session of China’s premier international conference, the Boao Forum for Asia....
...Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations plan to hold their first joint military exercises in September in the South China Sea amid growing concerns over Beijing’s assertiveness in the area....
...China’s recent maritime live-fire exercises included the part of the Bashi Channel, which sits in Philippines’ EEZ, roughly 40km from its nearest island....
...of Southeast Asian Nations, in the organisation’s first summit in Washington in its 55-year history....
...Apple began building its AirPods earphones in the Southeast Asian country in 2020 and is increasing iPad tablet production there as well. The Apple Watch, however, is even more sophisticated....
...“The regional architecture was designed around the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, but Asean has a hard time being effective in times of crisis, tension and potential conflict,” she said....
...A maritime security source said he understood it was the Asphalt Princess that had been seized, though he highlighted that the tanker’s owners, Prime Tankers LLC in the UAE, had previously had another vessel...
...Carmakers, airlines and heavy industry all hit out at the proposals, which include a de facto ban on new diesel and petrol cars in the EU from 2035, a tax on aviation and maritime fuel, and the decision...
...(FT) Hypocrisy at sea Members of the International Maritime Organization, a secretive UN agency, are tasked with regulating the climate impact of the shipbuilding industry....
...Less than six months later, Macron was in Australia to unveil the broad outlines of his Indo-Pacific strategy, which committed the Group of Seven power to protecting maritime security and a rules-based international...
...Mr Trump did not formally appoint an ambassador to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, despite nominating two, and attended just one of its summits....
...In the Dragon’s Shadow: Southeast Asia in the Chinese Century, by Sebastian Strangio, Yale, RRP$30, 360 pages Under Beijing’s Shadow: Southeast Asia’s China Challenge, by Murray Hiebert, Rowman & Littlefield...
...enshrined under UNCLOS and international law,” Ms Hang added....
...China has contracts with the International Seabed Authority for such exploration in an area east of Guam, and two southeast of Hawaii....
...The Philippine leader has largely looked the other way when it comes to China’s maritime manoeuvring....
...Siswo Pramono, head of the Indonesian foreign ministry’s Center for Policy Development and Analysis, said rapid economic growth within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has given the group’s 10...
...“What [Southeast Asian countries] are seeking — and have — in India is a partner that stands up for a rules-based international order, and that’s particularly important in the maritime space,” says Alyssa...
...And Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to strengthen ties in southeast Asia as a counter to China, and to that end is set for a three-day visit to Indonesia to strengthen maritime co-operation...
...• Fidelity International has hired Michael Gibb as head of stewardship and sustainable investing, a newly created role at the £234bn UK asset manager....
...“As he takes little count of military alliances with Southeast Asian countries, they have to reconsider their security strategies.”...
...“[The ruling] doesn’t change anything at all,” says Jay Batongbacal, director of the Philippines’ Institute for Maritime Affairs and Law of the Sea....
...“Through seminars on international law and the observation of training exercises, we’re working towards a shared understanding in order to realise the rule of law and support the architecture for maritime...
...The report comes as global tensions rise in regions such as Southeast and east Asia and the Middle East....
...The Western multinationals, while increasingly flirting with similar models, are counting on customising their international offerings to capitalise on the region....
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