Association of Southeast Asian Nations

TUMULTUOUS WELCOME – An angry protester carries a mocked up poster of Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi with an Adolf Hitler moustache in Sydney, Australia ahead of the Australia-Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) special summit on March 17. (AFP)

Protesters take aim at ASEAN leaders in Sydney

By (AFP) Sydney — Provocative images of one-time human rights icon Aung San Suu Kyi with a Hitler moustache and banners demanding Cambodia’s Hun Sen…

17 Mar 2018 - 10:00 pm
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Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull walks behind Prime Minister of Singapore Lee Hsien Loong talk during their media conference during the one-off summit of 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Sydney, Australia, March 16, 2018. (REUTERS/David Gray / MANILA BULLETIN)

Rejecting protectionism, ASEAN and Australia commit to free trade

By Reuters The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Australia reject protectionism and embrace free trade, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his Singapore…

16 Mar 2018 - 12:41 pm
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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte (C) links hands with ASEAN leaders and delegates during the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Manila, Philippines, November 13, 2017. REUTERS/Ezra Acayan/Pool | Manila Bulletin

Most Pinoys believe PH significantly benefits from ASEAN membership

By Ellalyn De Vera-Ruiz Eight in 10 Filipinos believe that the Philippines benefits significantly from being a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations…

14 Mar 2018 - 10:00 pm
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AFP Chief Lieutenant General Rey Leonardo Guerrero (ALVIN KASIBAN / MANILA BULLETIN)

ASEAN militaries commit to South China Sea peace

By Francis Wakefield Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff General Rey Leonardo Guerrero confirmed over the weekend that he and nine other…