NEW DELHI - Singapore’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan urged China and the US to de-escalate tensions in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea at the Group of 20 ...

South-east Asia was of the view that such a decoupling would be disastrous, he said. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

From left to right, Laos's Foreign Affairs Minister Thongsavanh Phomvihane, Myanmar's Permanent Secretary to ASEAN Aung Kyaw Moe, Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan, Thailand's ...

The US’ presence in South-east Asia has underpinned peace, stability and prosperity in the region for many decades, said Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan. ... into the South China Sea. ...

US-China meetings a first step in resolving deep differences: Vivian Balakrishnan A steady cadence of interactions between the two superpowers would be a positive sign, said Singapore’s Foreign ...

Singapore is not a claimant in the South China Sea and its Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan has said that “we do not take sides in the competing territorial and maritime claims”.

Asked how Singapore negotiated as the US and China competed for influence in the Asia-Pacific, Dr Balakrishnan said the city-state is well intertwined with both. More on this Topic ...

Southeast Asian Foreign Ministers Seek Breakthrough in Myanmar Conflict and South China Sea Disputes LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — Southeast Asian foreign ministers gathered Sunday for their first ...

SINGAPORE: The United States is unlikely to impose direct tariffs on goods from Singapore, but Singapore will still feel indirect impacts from tariffs, said Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian ...

China and Singapore must strengthen their strategic coordination and communication amid a world of turmoil, foreign minister Wang Yi told his visiting counterpart Vivian Balakrishnan in Beijing on ...

A violent attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat tests Hanoi’s muted but resolute approach to China’s aggression in the South China Sea. A violent attack on a Vietnamese fishing boat tests Hanoi ...

How the U.S. military could become involved in a dangerous conflict in the South China Sea 05:05. A submarine drone suspected to be from China was recovered in waters off the central Philippines ...