"Security"

Deputy Prime Minister Tea Banh said the 10 ASEAN defence ministers had adopted a joint declaration on defence cooperation which would strengthen their solidarity towards harmonious security. Cambodia and Japan have also agreed to deepen cooperation in the military sector.

SINGAPORE - Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday (June 10) vowed to expand his country’s diplomatic and security role in Asia as he outlined his vision for an open, free and peaceful Indo-Pacific region at the Shangri-La Dialogue.

Security cooperation between China and the Solomon Islands does not target any third party and China has no intention of building a military base there, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and US President Joe Biden confirmed at a meeting on Monday that their two nations will jointly stand in opposition to China and Russia, and play a leading role in the fields of diplomacy, security and the economy.

US President Joe Biden opened a gathering of Southeast Asian leaders with a promise to spend US$150 million on their infrastructure, security, pandemic preparedness, and other efforts aimed at countering the influence of rival China on Thursday.

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White House Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell and the State Department's top official for Asia will travel this week to the Solomon Islands, the White House said on Monday (April 18), amid concerns that the Pacific Island country is making a security pact with China.

President of El Salvador Nayib Bukele announced his intention to build a maximum-security prison for 20,000 gang members during a graduation ceremony for army cadets on Tuesday (April 5).

Malaysia's authorities said this was to demonstrate the presence of security forces in the areas of Sabah’s East Coast.

The Metropolitan Police Bureau has stepped up security to deal with four groups of protesters who plan to rally at four spots in Bangkok on Friday evening.

The latest round of talks aimed at defusing tensions between Russia and the West within the framework of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) ended here on Thursday without a breakthrough as both sides warned of potential escalation.

United Kingdom’s Foreign Secretary Liz Truss arrived in Bangkok on Tuesday (November 9) to forge closer bilateral ties with Thailand and to deepen the UK’s wider role in Southeast Asia.