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NE insurgents procuring arms from China, SE Asia

Insurgent groups in the Northeast are procuring arms in China and some other South East Asian coun...

India, China must work hand-in-hand: PM

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh met Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao at this Indonesian island on Friday.

ASEAN gambles on Myanmar`s regional leadership

The 10-member ASEAN -- of which Myanmar is a member -- formally gave Myanmar the chairmanship of the...

`ASEAN key part of India`s Look East policy`

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be going to Singapore for two-day bilateral visit.

Obama discusses upcoming E Asia Summit with Japan

US President and Japanese Premier held talks in Hawaii on the margins of the APEC meet.

Human evolution `occurred outside Africa also`

Scientists have claimed that human evolution also occurred outside Africa, after they found evidence...

Satellite must have crashed into Asia: Scientist

A defunct German research satellite crashed into the Earth somewhere in Southeast Asia on Sunday, a ...

Myanmar flash floods kill 100: Official

Southeast Asia has been battered by particularly severe monsoon rains this year.

Philippines want SE Asian unity on sea row

The Philippines said on Friday it would seek regional backing for a plan on pursuing joint developme...

China tries to ease tensions with Southeast Asia

ASEAN members along with China and Taiwan, have overlapping claims to parts of the South China Sea....

PM likely to meet Obama during East Asia Summit

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to meet US President Barack Obama on the sidelines of the ...

Osama planned attacks in Asia in coordination with 9/11

Al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden had planned to hijack American planes traveling across Southeast Asia...

Drastic drop in piracy in Malacca Straits

Four Southeast Asian nations are jointly patrolling the Malacca Straits.

East Asia federation backs Bin Hammam in FIFA election

Asian soccer chief Mohamed Bin Hammam will have the support of the East Asian Football Federation in...

Delhi to host US-India dialogue on EAsian affairs

Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Kurt M Campbell will be in India Mond...

PM arrives in Japan for two-day bilateral visit

PM Manmohan Singh on Sunday arrived here on the first leg of his three-nation visit, during which he...

Myanmar nukes would destabilise region: US

A Myanmar`s Army defector has claimed junta has been seeking nuclear weapons.

ASEAN summit tackles Myanmar polls, regional integration

Southeast Asian leaders on Friday pressed troublesome member Myanmar to ensure its elections this ye...

Southeast Asian river countries meet China over dam fears

Southeast Asian nations on the shrinking lower Mekong River began talks with China on Sunday amid fe...

`China aims at challenging US’ freedom of action in region`

The buildup of Chinese armed forces is continuing "unabated" and Beijing`s goals appears to be power...

Japan PM asks Cabinet to plan for East Asian forum by May end

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama on Friday instructed his Cabinet to work out by the end of Ma...

Korea beat Japan 3-1 to hand China East Asian title

South Korea overpowered fierce rivals Japan 3-1 in a tempestuous game of two red cards on Sunday to ...

Malaysia looks to Games success to fire revival

Malaysia`s prime minister is hoping the country`s first South East Asian Games soccer title in two d...

Hong Kong shocks Japan on penalties at E.Asia Games

Unfancied Hong Kong shocked a young Japan side in the final of the football at the East Asian Games ...

Liu`s recovery continues with Hong Kong win

China`s former world and Olympic champion Liu Xiang took another step in his recovery from a career-...

`No lounging in Laos!` Malaysian delegation warned

Malaysian athletes and officials at the Southeast Asian Games in Laos have been told by their govern...

South China Sea disputes to intensify: Experts

Territorial disputes in the South China Sea are likely to drag on for decades, and mounting demand f...

Lee Chong Wei considering missing SEA Games

Malaysia`s Lee Chong Wei, the world`s number one ranked badminton player, is considering skipping ne...

Australia urges region to back Asia-Pacific Community

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd pressed APEC members on Saturday to back his proposal for the c...

Ancient human relics

North Korean archaeologists have claimed to find oldest human relics in East Asia.

PM thanks East Asian nations for endorsing Nalanda Univ project

Describing it as a matter of "deep satisfaction", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday thanked ...

Massive security at Asian summit in Thailand

Thailand has deployed more than 36,000 military and police to guard a summit of Asian leaders, worki...

EU military committee chief visits South-East Asia

The European Union is interested in boosting cooperation with South-East Asia in fighting piracy in ...

Typhoon Ketsana leaves over 360 dead across SE Asia

A new typhoon gathered strength on Thursday off the Philippines while nearly 700,000 people still so...

Obama OKs entry of 35,000 refugees from South and East Asia

US President Barack Obama has approved entry of some 80,000 refugees from across the world, which in...

Disasters killed 750,000 people in Southeast Asia

Over 750,000 people have been killed in natural disasters in Southeast Asia between 1998 and 2009, h...

South East Asian countries agree to ban open burning

A ministerial meeting on haze pollution in South East Asia has agreed to ban all open burning in t...

Dogs may have not become `man’s best friend`

In a new DNA study, scientists have found that domestic dogs originated from Eurasian gray wolves so...

Qureshi briefs Clinton on 26/11 probe, trial

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Thursday briefed US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on P...

Hillary Clinton in Thailand for Asian security talks

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Thailand on Tuesday for a regional security confere...

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