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News Articles: Southeast Asia

In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni, right, and Chinese President Xi Jingping attend a welcome ceremony at Phnom Penh International Airport in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AKP via AP)

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China's Xi Jinping arrives in Cambodia to wrap up 3-nation Southeast Asia tour

The visit, Xi's first since 2016, will conclude a three-nation Southeast Asian tour that included stops in Vietnam and Malaysia.

April 17, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Pope Francis (right) kisses the right hand of the Grand Imam of Istiqlal Mosque Nasaruddin Umar after an interreligious meeting with faith leaders at the Istiqlal Mosque in Jakarta, Thursday.

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  • World

Pope Francis and Indonesia’s top imam make a joint call for religious harmony

The pope’s meeting with the Muslim leader in Jakarta comes during the first leg of an intense 11-day, four-nation tour in Asia and Oceania.

September 05, 2024
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By:
  • Adam Hancock
Chonthicha Jangrew, a politician with Thailand's Move Forward Party, leaves the Thai parliament in Bangkok on July 13, 2023, after party leader Pita Limjaroenrat failed to secure the enough votes for the premiership.

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  • Asia

Thailand still grapples with a strict law against criticizing the monarchy

Thailand has taken some steps toward democracy. But a flurry of court challenges has raised the specter of another crisis — with the lèse-majesté law on royal defamation front and center.

August 04, 2024
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By:
  • Andrew Nachemson
Participants wave flags celebrating marriage equality at the government house in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuesday. Thailand's Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve a marriage equality bill.

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  • World

Thailand’s Senate overwhelmingly approves a bill to legalize same-sex marriage

Thailand’s Senate voted overwhelmingly for a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage, clearing the last legislative hurdle for the country to become the first in Southeast Asia to enact such a law.

June 18, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
Taylor Swift performs during her Eras Tour at the National Stadium on March 2 in Singapore.

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  • Asia

Taylor Swift's Singapore leg spurs bad blood in SE Asia. Neighbors can't shake it off

Singapore made an exclusive deal to host Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concerts, locking out other Southeast Asian destinations.

March 07, 2024
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By:
  • Sherisse Pham
An unfinished bus terminal that will be joined with the East Coast Rail Link in Malaysia.

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  • World

Malaysia's a big draw for China's Belt and Road plans. Finishing them is another story

The Malaysian East Coast Rail Link is a successful feat so far compared to some other Chinese investments in the country — even if it has blown past deadlines and budgets.

July 27, 2023
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  • Emily Feng
Margot Robbie poses for the media prior to a news conference of the movie <em>Barbie</em> in Seoul, South Korea, Monday. The film is to be released in the country on July 19.

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  • World

After Vietnam, the Philippines could be next to ban 'Barbie.' Here's why

Film regulators in the Philippines are reviewing Barbie after a senator said a scene depicts a map that China uses to lay claim to nearly all of the South China Sea.

July 06, 2023
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  • Ashley Westerman
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  • World

"It's like gold": Onions now cost more than meat in the Philippines

It's a problem in a country where onions are a staple for nearly every dish.

January 11, 2023
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  • Mary Yang
U.S. President Joe Biden  speaks during the ASEAN-U.S. summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Saturday.

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  • Asia

Biden pledges the U.S. will work with southeast Asian nations

Biden's efforts at this year's ASEAN summit are meant to lay the groundwork for his highly anticipated face-to-face meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday.

November 12, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A plane carrying House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her delegation departs Taipei on Wednesday.

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  • World

Pelosi's Taiwan trip leaves Asian countries nervously awaiting China's response

From the Philippines to Singapore, countries are worried the status quo could turn from tension to conflict. Southeast Asia especially feels the strain of living in the shadow of U.S.-China rivalry.

August 03, 2022
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  • Julie McCarthy
Smokes and flames billow from burning narcotic drugs during a destruction ceremony of seized narcotic drugs in outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar on June 26, 2018.

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  • World

1 billion pills: The number of seized drugs reaches ominous record in Asia

A U.N. official calls for new policies across East Asia to halt the soaring production of methamphetamines.

May 30, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A tourist strolls along the white sand of Maya Beach in Thailand. The destination was once overrun by visitors, but thanks in part to the pandemic, its ecosystem has had time to recover.

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  • Asia

In Thailand, the pandemic helped a famous beach recover from an onslaught of tourists

The Leonardo DiCaprio film The Beach helped put Maya Bay on the "must see" list of every visitor to Thailand. But that proved too much for its delicate ecosystem. The pandemic helped change that.

March 21, 2022
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  • Michael Sullivan
A train is ready on the station during the handover ceremony of the high-speed rail project in Vientiane, Laos, connecting the city with Kunming, China, on Dec. 3, 2021.

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  • World

With U.S. focused on defense, China's trade and infrastructure sweep Southeast Asia

The Biden administration hopes to make deeper inroads in Southeast Asia but lags far behind China, which has already built up major trade ties, as well as roads and a high-speed rail.

January 20, 2022
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  • Julie McCarthy
U.S. Vice President Harris meets with civil society change makers who work on LGBT, transgender, and disability rights and climate change, at the U.S. Chief of Mission's residence in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thursday.

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  • World

On Her Last Stop In Southeast Asia, VP Harris Emphasizes Human And Worker Rights

Harris participated in events on Thursday in Vietnam that elevated activists in a region known for its challenges and restrictions to human rights.

August 26, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris meets Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the Office of Government in Hanoi, Vietnam, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021.

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  • World

Harris Says The U.S. Will Provide Vietnam 1 Million More Vaccine Doses

The vice president made the announcement during her trip to Southeast Asia. It's part of the Biden administration's push to strengthen its alliances in the region to counter China's influence

August 25, 2021
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  • The Associated Press
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