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1st Mekong-US Partnership Ministerial meeting held

In the midst of an ongoing China-US spat (see here and here), Mr Stephen Biegun, Deputy Secretary of State of the United States (on behalf of US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo), held the 1st Mekong-US Partnership (MUSP) ministerial meeting less th

Mike Pompeo to visit Bangkok, commit to South-east Asia

US Secretary of State to visit SE Asia

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Bangkok next month, where he will recommit his country’s development support to the SEA Region. According to an AFP article, Pompeo will attend the ASEAN Ministerial Meeting in Bangkok on July

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Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted
February 26, 2021
German containerline Hapag Lloyd has announced a decision to temporarily suspend cargo bookings into Myanmar …
Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect
February 26, 2021
In a February 24th update to its February 11th statement, Facebook through its Director of …
Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military
February 26, 2021
Despite distancing itself from other major Western states imposing sanctions on military-linked individuals and entities, …

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Terminals, ports, logistics, liner operations disrupted

Facebook, Instagram ban military and related pages with immediate effect

Luxury Japanese real-estate complex called out for funding military

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