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Southeast Asia News : 2017December05Tuesday

Surin Pitsuwan, Envoy and Voice of Southeast Asia, Dies at 68

Global leader WhatsApp faces tough competition in Southeast Asia

China tourists prefer Southeast Asia cities: WTCF

Chinese phones are taking over Southeast Asia while domestic market shrinks: report

Southeast Asian Film Financing Project Market 2017 reveals ‘The Hunted’ from Indonesia and ‘Mina-anud’ from the Philippines as top winners

First look: RockSugar Southeast Asian Kitchen, from Cheesecake Factory creator

The Philippines is the only Southeast Asian country with a ‘free’ internet grade, report finds

WHO’s southeast Asian countries to start fast-track road safety initiatives

Zenith: Southeast Asia share in internet ad spend set to rise in 2018

South China Sea News : 2017December05Tuesday

Recent developments surrounding the South China Sea

ANI Analysis: All Calm In the South China Sea?

China or the US? Australia's tricky balancing act

SOUTH CHINA SEA | PH envoy sees no Chinese withdrawal from Scarborough despite improved relations with Beijing

China stages military drills near North Korea in a warning to the US that it will uphold the 'balance of power' in the region if Trump considers attacking Kim Jong-un

U.S., South Korea launch air drills amid North Korean warnings of nuclear war

Video of China's Fighter Jets Shows Fight For Control With US In This Area

China develops weapons of mass jellyfish destruction to protect its aircraft carriers

Trump offers to mediate in South China Sea row

Australia warned over ‘siding against’ China in security group

ASEAN : 2017December05Tuesday

Stopping militancy spread in ASEAN a priority for Singapore: minister

ASEAN Middle-Class Consumer Survey Preferences

Asean must continue to seek consensus but cannot do nothing on Rakhine situation: Vivian

Consensus, interdependence critical for ASEAN unity: Vivian Balakrishnan

Deepening connectivity within Asean

ASEAN needs to move to minilateralism

Allow Timor into Asean

Vivian Balakrishnan sets out Singapore's priorities as 2018 Asean chair

ASEAN country delegates visit XJTLU

"Wolf Warrior 2" is ASEAN-China Film Festival's Best Film

Southeast Asia Economy: 2017December05Tuesday

South-east Asia's roaring economies

South Korea at the strategic heart of Australia’s Northeast Asian economic interests

Vietnam emerges as crucial player in South East Asia

South Korea rate hike could spur action elsewhere in East Asia

Chinese – the most amazing economic ants on earth: the Robert Kuok memoirs

The Malaysian economy is turning. Will Najib’s luck?

South Korea welcomes tax on clergy amid anger at privileged class

South Korean economy expected to expand 3% next year: think tank

Tightening comes to Asia as South Korea raises interest rates

SK Securities/Climate Bonds promote green economy in South Korea

Southeast Asia Defense: 2017December05Tuesday

US defence secretary in Pakistan but with few hopes of success on Trump’s South Asia strategy

South Asia strategy: Donald Trump closely monitoring progress, India major partner

US military base in South Korea mired in corruption scandal

U.S. defense chief urges Pakistan to redouble efforts against militants

US and South Korea seek to cow the North with massive air drills

Want Pakistan to take action against terror safe havens: US Defence Secretary

US Defence Secretary Mattis arrives in Pakistan

US defence chief urges Pakistan to redouble efforts to rein in militants

U.S. defence secretary travelling to Middle East, West Africa and South Asia | Reuters

Southeast Asia Politics: 2017December05Tuesday

South Korea welcomes tax on clergy amid anger at privileged class

South Korea and US kick off large-scale air exercise amid North Korean warnings

‘The threat is real’: Australia to ban foreign political donations as concerns mount over Chinese influence

Six dead as suicide blast hits Afghan political rally

Park’s Central Asia Tour Reaffirms South Korea’s Eurasian Vision

Park Yuha and the uncomfortable realities of South Korean democracy

Asia in 3 minutes: Avoid Chinese zoos if you’re a greyhound, the Indonesian military if you’re not a virgin

‘Trump monitoring progess of South Asia strategy’

PM Abbasi, James Mattis discuss Trump’s South Asia policy

Global Insights: South Korea Must Widen BMD Cooperation to Counter North Korean Threats