The attendance of Taiwanese delegation at the presidential inauguration will further complicate the three-way diplomatic balance. 
                                    Jan 18, 2017 
                                 
                             						
                         
						                                              
                            
                                 
                                
                                    
                                    Singapore and China will hold a Joint Council for bilateral cooperation in February. 
                                    Jan 18, 2017 
                                 
                             						
                         
						                                              
                            
                                 
                                
                                    
                                    Abe says the two island nations gave maritime cooperation the "highest priority". 
                                    Jan 16, 2017 
                                 
                             						
                         
						                                              
                            
                                 
                                
                                    
                                    Duterte says no one can stop him from imposing the law, not even the the Supreme Court and Congress. 
                                    Jan 15, 2017 
                                 
                             						
                         
						                                              
                            
                                 
                                
                                    
                                    The 66-year-old leader took his oath of office as the sixth Chief Minister of Sarawak before Governor Tun Abdul Taib Mahmud at the Astana. 
                                    Jan 14, 2017 
                                 
                             						
                         
						                                              
                            
                                 
                                
                                    
                                    Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says the Australian people are entitled to see they are spending the money wisely. 
                                    Jan 13, 2017 
                                 
                             						
                         
												                        
                                                                      
                            
                                 
                                
                                    
                                    Building of military assets by China in the disputed waters is similar to Russia taking Crimea from Ukraine. 
                                    Jan 12, 2017 
                                 
                             						
                         
						                                              
                            
                                 
                                
                                    
                                    Ng says he expects Hong Kong to adhere to international principles. 
                                    Jan 9, 2017 
                                 
                             						
                         
						                                              
                            
                                 
                                
                                    
                                    Lighthizer now gets a second go at his anti-free trade crusade, with the theatre shifting to China and the Southeast Asia. 
                                    Jan 4, 2017 
                                 
                             						
                         
						                                              
                            
                                 
                                
                                    
                                    China staged a rare interpretation of the Basic Law last month to bar pro-independence lawmakers from taking office. 
                                    Jan 2, 2017 
                                 
                             						
                         
						                                              
                            
                                 
                                
                                    
                                    Despite the current global economic uncertainties, Singapore is "not doing badly," said Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong during his New Year message. 
                                    Jan 1, 2017 
                                 
                             						
                         
						                                              
                            
                                 
                                
                                    
                                    Ng said in a Facebook post that Singapore must not dwell on the setback and move ahead. 
                                    Dec 31, 2016 
                                 
                             						
                         
						                                              
                            
                                 
                                
                                    
                                    Putin refused to reply in kind to the US move and played on the change of approach to Russia with Trump replacing Obama. 
                                    Dec 31, 2016 
                                 
                             						
                         
						                                              
                            
                                 
                                
                                    
                                    Prime Minster Medvedev says Obama administration was ending its term in "anti-Russia death throes'. 
                                    Dec 30, 2016 
                                 
                             						
                         
						                                              
                            
                                 
                                
                                    
                                    Japanese leaders' visits to Yasukuni is seen unfavorably in China and S. Korea which suffered under Japanese imperialism. 
                                    Dec 29, 2016