Tag: Asia Pacific
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U.S., Bangladesh Trade Deal Expanding Market Access for American Exports
The United States and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh have agreed to an Agreement on Reciprocal Trade designed to strengthen bilateral economic relations and expand market access for American exporters. The Agreement, announced on Monday,…
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APEC 2025: Diplomacy, Trade, and the Art of Caution
The 2025 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit offered a quiet but telling reflection of today’s fragile global trade environment. While it delivered no headline-grabbing agreements, the event’s symbolic gestures and careful diplomacy reveal the increasingly…
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APEC Leaders Adopt Gyeongju Declaration
Leaders from the 21 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) member economies concluded their annual summit in Gyeongju, adopting the 2025 APEC Leaders’ Gyeongju Declaration under the theme “Building a Sustainable Tomorrow.” The meeting, held from October…
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Thailand and Cambodia Sign Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord to End Conflict
Thailand and Cambodia on Sunday signed a comprehensive ceasefire agreement to formally end months of fighting along their disputed border, marking a major diplomatic breakthrough at the 47th ASEAN Summit in the Malaysian capital. The…
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Thailand Holds Clear Military Edge over Cambodia, Analysts Say
Thailand’s armed forces significantly outmatch those of neighboring Cambodia in manpower, equipment, and capability, according to multiple defense analyses, underscoring the imbalance in the latest border clashes. Thailand fields around 361,000 active-duty personnel—three times Cambodia’s…
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Thai-Cambodian Tensions Reflect Regional Rivalries and Historical Fault Lines
The outbreak of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia underscores how historical disputes, uneven military power, and great-power competition continue to shape Southeast Asia’s security landscape. The century-old border dispute, rooted in colonial-era mapping by France,…
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