Asean Observer

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – China scored points in Southeast Asia against the United States, a rival superpower trying to curtail Chinese influence abroad, through a slate of ministerial visits last…

WASHINGTON – A key campaign advisor to Republican U.S. President Donald Trump is signaling that the president may be less disruptive at Thursday’s final debate with his…

Thousands of demonstrators continued to protest Thailand’s prime minister in Bangkok Sunday, defying a ban on gatherings of more than four people. Protests, largely led by students,…

The combination of weather systems (Tropical Storms LINFA and NANGKA, and the Inter Tropical Convergence Zone combined with cold air) affected the Lower Mekong Region. This resulted…

Thousands of protesters were in the streets of Bangkok, Thailand, again Saturday in defiance of a government crackdown as they continue to push for the ouster of…

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Back-to-back tropical storms left at least 28 people dead in Vietnam over the past week, raising fears climate change has brought the Southeast Asian…

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – Taiwan’s fishery regulator this week rebuked last month’s U.S. inclusion of Taiwan-caught fish for the first time in its list of goods produced by…

Critical gaps in social protection hampering Asia Pacific region’s resilience to COVID 19 The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for well-functioning social protection systems in the…

TAIPEI, TAIWAN – The reported U.S. plan to go ahead with three sales of advanced weapons to Taiwan is not likely to prepare Taiwan to deal with China as…

The Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for his suspected involvement in a case of loanshark harassment. On 7 October 2020 at about 1.30am, the Police were…