MILWAUKEE, July 24 — United States Vice-President Kamala Harris assailed Donald Trump yesterday at her first campaign rally since replacing President Joe Biden as Democratic presidential candidate, while a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll showed her taking a marginal lead over her Republican rival.

WILMINGTON, July 23 — United States Vice-President Kamala Harris secured support from a majority of the Democratic National Convention’s delegates yesterday to become presidential nominee, according to sources.

WASHINGTON D.C., July 22 — Donald Trump boasted on Sunday he would easily defeat Kamala Harris if she becomes the Democratic nominee in the November 5 presidential election, but her entry would reshape a race that had appeared to be going Trump's way.

REHOBOTH BEACH, July 22 — US President Joe Biden abandoned his reelection bid on Sunday under growing pressure from his fellow Democrats and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's candidate to face Republican Donald Trump in the November election.

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 18 — Pacific Rim leaders showed divisions over the wars in Ukraine and Gaza after a two-day summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum yesterday, although they pledged support for reform of the World Trade Organisation.

MANILA, Nov 17 — Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he will meet with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping at the sidelines of the APEC Summit in San Francisco to discuss tensions and formulate ways forward in the South China Sea.

JAKARTA, Sept 7 — Economic cooperation between Asean and its dialogue partner countries has seen positive growth at the 43rd Asean Summit driven by the introduction of various programmes and funds, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said.

JAKARTA, Sept 6 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today proposed further cooperation with the United States (US), focusing on deeper economic collaboration through the trade and investment framework agreement and broadened economic engagement.

JAKARTA, Sept 6 — The United States has pledged to support the Asean group of Southeast Asian countries in solving the crisis in Myanmar, where the military junta has violently cracked down on protesters since a 2021 coup.

JAKARTA, Sept 6 — Southeast Asia's Asean bloc on Wednesday welcomed world leaders to Indonesia's capital for a summit likely to be dominated by worry about rivalry between the United States (US) and China overshadowing the region.

WASHINGTON, Aug 30 — United States (US) President Joe Biden will visit Vietnam next month to meet with top officials on issues ranging from technology and the economy to regional stability and climate change, as Washington eyes closer ties in a region where China looms large.

WASHINGTON, Aug 23 — United States (US) President Joe Biden will visit India from September 7 to September 10 for a summit of the Group of 20 nations, while Vice-President Kamala Harris will travel to Jakarta from September 4 to September 7 to attend summits of Southeast Asian leaders, the White House said on Tuesday (August 22).

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 — The White House has blasted media reports claiming a rift between President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Sputnik reported.

WASHINGTON, Dec 30 — United States Vice President-elect Kamala Harris received the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine Tuesday live on television, reported Xinhua news agency.

BEIJING, Nov 13 —  China on Friday congratulated US President-elect Joe Biden, who won the November 3 election that President Donald Trump has not conceded, nearly a week after the former vice president clinched enough states for the win.