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Could ASEAN Become a Pacific NATO?
The Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a union of nations that was born out of a desire for economic modernization and...
Can the ASEAN Economic Community be a success?
After almost two decades of discussion, the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) will be proclaimed on 31st December. The AEC is a potentially significant and...
China Ready to Gulp in South China Sea
Speedily and surreptitiously moving ahead in reclamations, constructions and deployment of its military bases in South China Sea (SCS), China seems definitely not using...
To Thailand, with hope
BANGKOK – The picture in front of me is beautiful, almost surreal. Students across high school and universities are getting to know each other,...
Thailand – What’s the color of your Shirts?
BANGKOK – For the past ten years, Thailand has been divided so much so that it has passed the point of no return. Being...
Proactive and active diplomacy in international integration
According to the tradition, today the Ministry of Foreign Affair is holding the 28th Diplomatic Conference, themed “Proactive and active diplomacy in international integration”....
The Vietnam-US Relationship in a Dynamic and Prosperous Asia Pacific
I have great pleasure to come here and speak to you at the CSIS. In the audience, I am aware of the presence of...
Building strategic trust for peace, cooperation and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere thanks to Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong our Singaporean host, Dr. John Chipman and...