BEIJING/MANILA, Aug 9 — China again asked the Philippines to tow away a grounded warship - a World War Two-era vessel now used as a military outpost — from a disputed shoal on Tuesday (August 8), after Manila rejected Beijing's earlier demand.

BEIJING, Aug 9 — Malaysia is looking forward to forging more bilateral cooperation with China in the area of digital economy in order to improve the  income of the people and reduce the cost of living.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — Asean can be the convening power to assist in managing the growing challenges in the evolving dynamics of the Indo-Pacific, geopolitical scientist Johan Saravanamuttu said.

HONG KONG, Aug 8 — China’s cyberspace regulator said today it has issued draft rules to oversee the security management of facial recognition technology in the country, following concerns raised in public about overuse of the technology.

BUAN, Aug 8 — South Korea today started evacuating thousands of teenage participants at the World Scout Jamboree from a campsite in the southwest of the country to safer areas, mainly around the capital, ahead of an approaching typhoon.

JAKARTA, Aug 7 — Health ministers from Asia Pacific economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies agreed to strengthen primary healthcare systems to be more resilient for pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response and by seeking to increase investments in public health, said Antara news agency.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 7 — All 499 members of the Malaysian contingent to the 25th World Scout Jamboree, from Aug 1 to 12 in Seoul, South Korea are reported to be safe following the extreme heat wave in Saemangeum.

LONDON, Aug 6 — Sweden wants to strengthen relations with Muslim countries, Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said, as the country drew criticism over the repeated desecration of the Quran within its borders, reported Anadolu Agency.

LAHORE, Aug 5 — Police arrested Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan in the eastern city of Lahore on Saturday, his lawyer said, after a court sentenced him to three years in prison for illegally selling state gifts.

BANGKOK, Aug 5 — Thai former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra said on Saturday he was postponing his return from self-exile, as Thailand struggles to overcome a political deadlock after the general election in May was won by opponents of military-backed parties.

WASHINGTON, Aug 5 — The incoming hereditary ruler of Cambodia, a country Washington is keen to pull out of Beijing's orbit, could meet CEOs of United States (US) firms interested in investing there in New York next month, the head of the US business lobby for Southeast Asia told Reuters.

JAKARTA, Aug 4 — Officials from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore recently met to discuss efforts to enhance maritime safety and protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS).

HANOI, Aug 4 — Vietnam Trade Minister Nguyen Hong Dien today called on the country’s rice exporters to honour their export deals to maintain demand despite a recent surge in prices for the staple grain, state media reported.

JAKARTA, Aug 4 — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will host the fourth annual Asean Online Sale Day (AOSD), the largest online shopping event in Southeast Asia, from August 8 to August 22.

MANILA, Aug 4 — The Philippine central bank said it is ready to tighten monetary policy as necessary to keep a lid on price pressures, after data today showed inflation remains above target.

BANGKOK, Aug 2 — Pheu Thai Party, Thailand's second-largest party in the Lower House, on Wednesday announced a new coalition in its bid to form a government without the Move Forward Party (MFP), as the Parliament sits again on Friday.

BANGKOK, Aug 2 — Thailand has welcomed the Myanmar junta’s move in granting state clemency to incarcerated leader Aung San Suu Kyi, noting it is a positive development for the country.

BANGKOK, Aug 2 — Thailand's election-winning Move Forward Party is no longer part of an eight-party coalition hoping to form the next government after a May general election, the leader of a party in the alliance said on Wednesday.

SINGAPORE, Aug 2 — Singapore's prime minister on Wednesday said his ruling party had 'taken a hit' over a spate of scandals, including a graft probe and senior lawmakers' resignations, which shocked the city-state otherwise known as a haven of political stability.

JAKARTA, Aug 2 — An Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) meeting on disaster risk kicked off in Indonesia's Yogyakarta province on Tuesday (August 1) with the core agenda of emergency simulation exercises for disaster mitigation.