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North Korean terror threats to South Korea will rise

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SOUTH KOREA/NORTH KOREA

SOUTH KOREA/NORTH KOREA: Terror threats will rise

South-east Asia may align more with China in near term

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

A key finding is that 50.5% of respondents would pick China if forced to take sides in US-Chinese rivalry, up from 38.9% in 2023. China continues to be regarded as the most…

ASEAN-Australia relations will grow

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ASEAN/AUSTRALIA

Besides a leaders’ plenary and retreat, there were events linked to four thematic tracks: business; climate and clean energy; maritime cooperation; and emerging leaders…

ASEAN AI Guide is a modest but notable step

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ASEAN

ASEAN's first attempt to formulate a stand-alone framework on artificial intelligence (AI), the guide is non-binding and covers AI systems broadly rather than focusing on…

ASEAN will pursue incremental engagement in Myanmar

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MYANMAR

Myanmar’s junta for the first time accepted the invitation to have a ‘non-political’ representative at high-level ASEAN meetings, standing since its exclusion from such events…

ASEAN leadership will stretch Laos in 2024

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LAOS

The theme it has chosen for its chairmanship is ‘enhancing connectivity and resilience’. The reference to ‘resilience’ is apt, as Laos is attempting to manage severe economic…

Laos will struggle to spur ASEAN progress on Myanmar

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LAOS

LAOS: Spurring ASEAN progress on Myanmar will be tough

Thailand will pursue a more proactive foreign policy

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THAILAND

Thailand is devoting more attention to foreign policy under Srettha. The fallout from the 2006 and 2014 coups adversely affected its foreign relations, but it retains an important…

Prospects for South-east Asia in 2024

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PROSPECTS 2024

Separately, regional leaders were somewhat reassured by the modest rapprochement between China and the United States -- influential powers in South-east Asia -- on the margins of…

Joining ASEAN may slip down East Timor’s priority list

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EAST TIMOR

Gusmao was inaugurated as premier at the start of July, after victory for his party in the May parliamentary elections. At the inauguration ceremony, President Jose Ramos-Horta…